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 165 Collections and/or Records:
Benson Sing, Audience, 1981
Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.08
Identifier: phc00225.08
Dates:
1981
Benson Sing, Mamie Royall and Steve Stephenson, 1981
Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.10
Identifier: phc00225.10
Dates:
1981
Benson Sing, P.B. Wood, Steve Stephenson, Edward Peabody, and Mamie Royall, 1981
Item — Legal box PHC 216-218; 220-225, Folder: PHC 225, item: PHC 225.09
Identifier: phc00225.09
Dates:
1981
Benson Sing Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PHC00225
Dates:
Record Keeping: 2011 September 13
Benson - street scene, circa 1930s
Item — Box P170-P351, Folder: 14, item: p-0346
Identifier: p-0346
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 1930s
Benson: "The Benson Story" by Herky Ledbetter, Benson Review, 1964 - 1 with original newspapers
File
Dates:
undated
Benson: "The Benson Story" by Herky Ledbetter, Benson Review, 1964- 2 with original newspapers
File
Dates:
undated
Benson: "The Benson Story" by Herky Ledbetter, Benson Review, 1965 with original newspapers
File
Dates:
undated