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 227 Collections and/or Records:
W. J. Barefoot auditorium, undated
Item — Legal box PHC 166-188: Series PHC_00179_a; Series PHC_00179_b; Series PHC_00179_c, Folder: 2, item: PHC.00167.006b
Identifier: PHC.00167.006b
Dates:
undated
With Kind Remembrance Postcard addressed to Miss Luna Toler of Beasley, N.C., 1909 July 2
Item
Identifier: 15.012
Dates:
1909 July 2
Woman standing in front of gift shop in downtown Benson, 1937 August
Item
Identifier: PHC00222.013
Dates:
1937 August
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