▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁sen atorial ▁campaign . ▁As ▁he ▁st ump ed ▁across ▁the ▁state , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁support ▁federal ▁ownership ▁of ▁mon opol ies , ▁his ▁cancer ▁met ast as ized . ▁ ▁Ol son ▁last ▁made ▁a ▁public ▁appearance ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁giving ▁a ▁st ump ▁speech ▁in ▁Min neh aha ▁Park ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁May o ▁C lin ic ▁for ▁treatment , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 . ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁▁ ▁Since ▁his ▁death , ▁do z ens ▁of ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Ol son ▁have ▁been ▁constructed ▁throughout ▁the ▁state , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁declare ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁state ' s ▁" gre at est ▁governor ." ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Ol son ▁died , ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 5 5 ▁( a ▁highway ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁being ▁constructed ) ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁" F loyd ▁B . ▁Ol son ▁Memorial ▁Highway " ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁A ▁proposal ▁by ▁the ▁Tax pay ers ▁League ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁highway ▁after ▁the ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁met ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁public ▁condem n ation ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Ol son ' s ▁home ▁at ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁West ▁