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:
Women and a man observing files, 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_015
Identifier: PHC_00180_015
Dates:
2010 October 17
Women observing files, 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_016
Identifier: PHC_00180_016
Dates:
2010 October 17
Wreck Near Benson 2 Killed from New York, the Bronx to North Carolina, 1955 April 2
File
Identifier: phc00038.20138
Dates:
1955 April 2