Atlas of Benson County, 1910 Plat Map
The town of Flora is located in Aurora township. In 2007 there was a population of 2 people.
Flora Elevator
The Flora Cemetery is located .7 miles NE of Flora in North Viking township. This cemetery is located .3 mile west and ½ mile south of Flora, ND, pop. 2. From Hwy #30 in Maddock, ND drive six miles east on a paved county road and another 1 ½ miles south. The cemetery is located on the west side of the road, surrounded by evergreen trees on three sides. The east side has a fence enclosure and a gate for easy access to the grounds. Flora Lutheran Church established this cemetery in the early 1900s and is no longer in existence. This cemetery is privately owned.
Stony Lake Cemetery-Directions from Minnewaukan, ND travel on highway #19 two miles, south 2 miles, west 1/2 mile, south 1 mile and west two miles. On the south side of the road with some trees surrounding it and cropland too. These are gravel roads from highway #19 into the cemetery. Stony Lake Cemetery is located in rural North Dakota very close to a large body of water with the same name. There is no church building, just a memorial monument. It is maintained by the Bakken family.
Flora Public School District #17
1917-18 & 1920-21
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School Officers: |
Clerk: Even Lamen | President: O. E. Gutterud | Directors: I. J. Hvinden & P. J. Moen |
Iver J. Hvinden and Even Lamen served on the board until the new brick school was built in the early 1930's.
Teacher: Joseph A. Duckworth
Biography: In 1914 at the age of 19, Joseph Duckworth travelled from Mt. Vernon, Indiana to
Esmond, North Dakota. He taught school in Isabel Township in Benson County, North Dakota
at School #3 in 1914-1915, 1915-16 and 1916-17. The next year, 1917, he taught school at the Flora school in Aurora
Township. Joseph and his wife Agnes left North Dakota, apparently after the 1917
school year, and returned to Mt. Vernon, Indiana where both sets of parents were
living. Joe enlisted in the Army on June 17, 1918 and Agnes taught school
nearby. Joe served as a Corporal with the 309th Engineer, Company D in France
until the wars end.
They returned to North Dakota after the war. Joseph was a principal and Agnes was a teacher in Aurora Township in 1920. They returned to Posey County, Indiana where Joseph became an athletic coach at Poseyville High School around 1926.
1917-18
School Souvenir Booklet
Special thanks to Gail Prewitt, granddaughter of
Joseph A. Duckworth
| Pupils | ||
| Lydia Chamberlain | Myrtle Shipley | |
| Frank Chamberlain | Stella Shipley | |
| Guy Chamberlain | Mildred Newcomb | |
| Ruby Hvinden | Walter Moran | |
| Oliver Hvinden | John Moran | |
| Jenning Moen | Gertie Solbakken | |
| Lilly Moen | Sigrud Solbakken | |
| Cora Jacobson | Alvina Peterson | |
| Florence Larsen | Helmar Holey | |
| Elsie Larsen | Earl Sullivan | |
| Helga Larsen | Josephine Sullivan | |
| Dorothy Pope | William Sullivan | |
| Violet Norqual | George Sullivan | |
| Duncan Murdock | Edna Parsons | |
| Ella Murdock | Margurite Parsons | |
| Mary Murdock | Harold Parsons | |
| Douglas Murdock | Clifford Miller | |
| Orvil Shipley | Lila Rehling | |
| Mary Shipley | Ruby Rehling |
These photos have been provided by Gail Prewitt, granddaughter of Joseph Duckworth. The photos are identified as written in the Duckworth photo album. If anyone can confirm identification or make corrections, please contact cgoltz@loretel.net . Click on the thumbnail for a larger photo.
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| First Sunday in Flora |
Flora, ND | Unknown Girl | Last day of school May 30, 1918 |
Unknown man & baby Likely Aurora |
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| "Puffy" McFadden | 1920 Census |
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Colleen Goltz
Benson County Coordinator
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