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 226 Collections and/or Records:
First National Bank - Interior and Exterior Views, circa 1920
Item — Box P1181-P1357, Folder: 1, item: p-1194
Identifier: p-1194
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This collection consists of individual photographs that have been donated, copied and preserved by the Johnston County Heritage Center. Many of these are portrait photographs of individuals and families.
Dates:
circa 1920
Floppy Disk "Benson Museum", 2002 February 27
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_001
Identifier: PHC_00180_001
Dates:
2002 February 27
Four Oaks-Benson Review, 2003 August 20
Item — Box P1702-P1847, Folder: 5, item: p-1816
Identifier: p-1816
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This collection consists of individual photographs that have been donated, copied and preserved by the Johnston County Heritage Center. Many of these are portrait photographs of individuals and families.
Dates:
2003 August 20
Framed Benson High School diplomas, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_009
Identifier: PHC_00180_009
Dates:
undated
Front of Benson Museum of Local History, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_011a
Identifier: PHC_00180_011a
Dates:
undated
Front of Benson Museum of Local History, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_011b
Identifier: PHC_00180_011b
Dates:
undated
Front of Benson Museum of Local History, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_011c
Identifier: PHC_00180_011c
Dates:
undated
Front of Benson Museum of Local History, 2010 October 17
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_013
Identifier: PHC_00180_013
Dates:
2010 October 17