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Florence Klingensmith
Florence Gunderson Klingensmith (3 September 1904 – 4 September 1933) was an American aviator of the Golden Age of Air Racing. She was also a founding member of the Ninety-Nines, a women's pilot group. She was one of the first women to participate in air races with men. She died in an accident during the Frank Phillips Trophy Race at the 1933 International Air Races in Chicago, Illinois. Life Florence Edith Gunderson was born September 3, 1904 to Gustave and Florence (Parker) Gunderson on their small farm in Oakport Township, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Oak Mound Congregational Church and attended the Oak Mound Consolidated School in Kragnes Township with her sister Myrtle and brothers George and Roy. Her father "Gust" worked at Oak Mound School as a janitor and school bus driver and was the clerk of Oak Mound Church. The family moved to Moorhead, Minnesota around 1918, where the daredevil Florence took up riding motorcycles - very fast! She met Charles Klingensmit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakport Township, Minnesota
Oakport Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 506 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History In 1990, Oakport Township reached an orderly annexation agreement whereby developed portions of the Township (Tract 2) entered the city of Moorhead, Minnesota, Moorhead on January 1, 2015. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.5 km), all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 506 people, 206 households, and 181 families residing in the township. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,689 people, 572 households, and 498 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 589 housing units at an average density of 20.2/sq mi (7.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.36% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.36% Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |