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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 203 Collections and/or Records:

School Room Display, 2002 December 6

 Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 15, item: PHC_00180_003
Identifier: PHC_00180_003

Shoe Shop, Eppie N. Clifton and Addison Ryals, circa 1925

 Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 11, item: p-0292a
Identifier: p-0292a
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 1925

South Side of Main Street Looking East, Benson, N.C., Circa 1905-1915

 Item — Legal box PHC 187-188, 190-195, Folder: 1, item: PHC_00187_007
Identifier: PHC_00187_007

"Surle Family Singers", Grand Champions, 1979

 Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.06
Identifier: phc00225.06

"The Blythe Family", Consolation, 1978

 Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.05
Identifier: phc00225.05