Benson, Nebraska
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Benson is a historic neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. Now a pocket within North Omaha, Benson is formerly a suburban town that was annexed by Omaha in 1917.
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Benson High School is in the Omaha Public Schools district. Area churches include the Benson Church of Christ, Benson Presbyterian Church of Omaha and Benson Baptist Church of Omaha Nebraska.
Benson is home to several live music venues, including Mick's Music & Bar, the Foundry Cafe, Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Marnie's Pub, the Pizza Shoppe as well as the Luthier Hargiss Stringed Instruments.
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In 1887, Erastus Benson purchased approximately 900 acres of farm land from Edward Creighton, an Omaha businessman. On March 4, 1887, Benson platted the land on the Creighton farm and called it Benson Place, later changing it to Benson. The newly platted community was located along Military Avenue, approximately 9 miles northwest of Omaha.
On May 25, 1917 the City of Omaha, Nebraska annexed the town of Benson. At that time it was 1.4 mi² and had 5000 residents.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ History of Nebraska - Chapter 35, retreived 14dec2006
[edit] External links
- Downtown Benson website
- Benson Neighborhood Association
- Official page for Mick's Music & Bar in Omaha
- Official page for Omaha Foundry Cafe
- Official page for Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Omaha
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