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 63 Collections and/or Records:
Benson High School Class of 1920 (unidentified) , 1920
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 14, item: p-0336
Identifier: p-0336
Dates:
1920
Benson High School class (unidentified)
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 13, item: p-0332
Identifier: p-0332
Dates:
1900-1976
Benson - Main Street , c. 1940s
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 13, item: p-0329
Identifier: p-0329
Dates:
c. 1940s
Benson - Main Street, looking east
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 10, item: p-0273
Identifier: p-0273
Dates:
1900-1976
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 Parade - float
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 14, item: p-0347
Identifier: p-0347
Dates:
1900-1976
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