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FLOYD, John H.
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FLOYD, John H. (Nelson Co., KY, Mar. 4, 1800--Sept. 16, 1885). Floyd, one of the earliest and wealthiest settlers in Dubuque County, came to this area in 1833. He farmed six hundred acres, obtained the appointment of postmaster, and operated a public house known as the Western Hotel. Floyd named his post office, twenty miles west of Dubuque, "Pin Oak" for the type of trees that grew in the area. His hotel was added to the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES in 1976.
Floyd, assisting in the burial of Kentuck ANDERSON, used planking intended for doors in the construction of a casket for the outlaw. Floyd also assisted in obtaining the logs for the construction of Dubuque's BELL TAVERN, once a popular meeting place where the HOTEL JULIEN DUBUQUE was later located.