Benson (N.C.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Benson is named for an early settler Alfred Monroe ("Mim") Benson. In 1874 Alfred Mim Benson purchased a 402 acre tract of land on the Smithfield-Fayetteville road. In the 1880s he sold tracts to settlers and then in 1886 a railroad line was established that ran between Fayetteville and Contentnea. The Town of Benson was incorporated in 1887.
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
A Happy Christmas "Excuse Card." addressed to Miss Maud Toler of Benson, N.C., 1910 January 24
Item
Identifier: 15.009
Dates:
1910 January 24
Azel Manning - "calling card"
Item — Box P1-P169, Folder: 13, item: p-0151
Identifier: p-0151
Dates:
1900-1976
Benson Girls Basketball Team photograph, circa 1910 or 1911
Item
Identifier: 15.017
Dates:
circa 1910 or 1911
Benson Mule Days Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PHC00200
Dates:
Record Keeping: 2008 October 3
Benson Mule Days Rodeo Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PHC00201
Dates:
Record Keeping: 2008 August 7
Benson Museum of Local History Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PHC00180
Dates:
Record Keeping: 2007 January 23
Benson Review, 1973, 1974
Item — Reel 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The first six reels correspond to the continuous publication of the Benson Review from January 1925 to December 1930. The seventh reel contains the publication from November 1942 to December 1945.
Dates:
Publication: 1973, 1974