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 4 Collections and/or Records:
A Happy Christmas "Excuse Card." addressed to Miss Maud Toler of Benson, N.C., 1910 January 24
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Identifier: 15.009
Dates:
1910 January 24
Postcard from Aunt Ora to Miss Maud E. Toler, 1910 January 3
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Identifier: 15.006
Dates:
1910 January 3
Postcard from Bessie addressed to Miss Maud Toler of Benson, N.C.
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Identifier: 15.011
Dates:
1904-1913; Record Keeping: 1991 October 28
Postcard of Graded School in Rocky Mount, N.C. addressed to Maude E. Toler of Benson, N.C., 1908 November 20
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Identifier: 15.010
Dates:
1908 November 20