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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:

Miss Lois Barfoot and Mr. Robin Whitley Hood Dinner and Cake Culling Easter Med. Church, 1956 April

 File
Identifier: phc00038.20172
Dates: 1956 April
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00038, Reuben Johnson Photograph Collection / Negatives

Miss Patty Denning and Mr. Roy Bernard Goforth Benson Methodist Church-Reverend Carlton F Hirschi Officiated, 1956 August 28

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Identifier: phc00038.20160
Dates: 1956 August 28
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00038, Reuben Johnson Photograph Collection / Negatives

Miss Ruth West and Mr. Stacey Duncan Parker Wedding Banner's Chapel , 1956 January 29

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Identifier: phc00038.20176
Dates: 1956 January 29
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00038, Reuben Johnson Photograph Collection / Negatives

Movie Theaters: Benson, Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Princeton, Selma, early Smithfield

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Dates: undated
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / SF0001, Local History Subject Files Collection / Arts and Entertainment / Movie theaters

Movies by H. Lee Waters, 1937: Benson, Clayton, Selma, Smithfield, 1937

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Dates: 1937
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / SF0001, Local History Subject Files Collection / Arts and Entertainment

Mule Days, 1950-

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Dates: 1950-
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / SF0001, Local History Subject Files Collection / Festivals and Celebrations / Benson

Murals: Benson

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Dates: undated
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / SF0001, Local History Subject Files Collection / Arts and Entertainment / Murals

Museum display, 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_017
Identifier: PHC_00180_017
Dates: 2010 October 17
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00180, Benson Museum of Local History Photograph Collection

Nellie Johnson residence, circa 1920s

 Item
Identifier: PHC.00055.002
Dates: circa 1920s
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00055, Willis G. and Otelia Holland Johnson Family Photograph Collection

Northside Main Street looking east postcard, Undated

 Item
Identifier: PHC.00036.039
Dates: Undated
Found in: The Johnston County Heritage Center / PHC00036, Durwood Barbour Postcard Photograph Collection

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