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:
Robert "Bob" Warren, principal of Benson School, points at diagram of cow, 1940s
Item
Identifier: PHC00222.015
Dates:
1940s
Rose and company furniture, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 2, item: PHC.00167.012
Identifier: PHC.00167.012
Dates:
undated
Rose's, 1966 February 2
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 2, item: PHC.00167.013
Identifier: PHC.00167.013
Dates:
1966 February 2
Rudolph S. Olive, 1953
Item
Identifier: PHC.00055.006
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
Dates:
2002 December 6
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