Benson, NC Road Trips
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
265.2 mi
Asheville, NC
Quickest Drive
5h 20m
Asheville, NC
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Benson, NC by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
4,144
Median Income
$65,614
Median Home Value
$176,000
Median Age
35.0
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Benson, NC at a Glance
Founded
1874
Elevation
243 ft
Area
3 mi²
City data from Wikidata (Q818186), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Benson, NC
Benson is in North Carolina.
1 Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, 5466 Harper House Rd, Four Oaks, ☏ +1 910 594-0789. Tu-Sa 9AM-5PM. Marks the site of the largest Civil War battle in North Carolina, which took place March 19-21, 1865, where the Confederates took another thrashing by General William Sherman in their waning days of the war. (updated Nov 2021) 2 Averasboro Battlefield and Museum, 3300 NC-82, Dunn, ☏ +1 910 891-5019. Tu-Sa 11AM-3PM. This battlefield site marks where Confederate Lt. General Hardee was sent to check the advancing Union forces of General Sherman in March of 1865 prior to the decisive Battle of Bentonville that happened days later. Just to the south of the museum is the Chicora Cemetery where casualties of the battle lie. (updated Oct 2021) 3 General William C Lee Airborne Museum, 209 W Divine St, Dunn, ☏ +1 910 892-1947. F-Sa 11AM-3PM. Residence turned museum of General William Lee, regarded as the father of the US Airborne. (updated Oct 2021) 4 Dunn Area History Museum, 201 E Broad St, Dunn, ☏ +1 910 891-1772. Tu-Sa 10AM-4:30PM. Local history museum. (updated Oct 2021)
Benson Mule Days. Annual festival held on the fourth Saturday of September
Sisters II Ice Cream, 108 South Market Street (From I-95, take Exit 79), ☏ +1 919-701-1079, [email protected]. Real homemade ice cream. (updated Jan 2022)
1 Hampton Inn Benson, 100 Water Pl Landing, ☏ +1 919-701-8000. Outdoor pool, adjacent to dog park.
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