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:
Jake Greenthal, Walton Johnson, and J. C. Warren, undated
Item — Box P1-P169, Folder: 2, item: p-0021
Identifier: p-0021
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:
undated
"Jayland Singers", Consolation, 1979
Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.07
Identifier: phc00225.07
Dates:
1979
Jenny Darden Britt, undated
Item — Box P1-P169, Folder: 6, item: p-0073
Identifier: p-0073
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:
undated
John Vinson Barefoot, one of the founders of Benson Sing, Undated
Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.01
Identifier: phc00225.01
Dates:
Undated
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Billboard at Benson - Sign on NC 50 at Eastern Entrance to Town, circa 1970
Item — Box P999-P1180, Folder: 6, item: p-1178
Identifier: p-1178
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 1970
Mary Duncan public library, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 2, item: PHC.00167.007a
Identifier: PHC.00167.007a
Dates:
undated