Bennett Place State Historic Site, NC (12-29-11)
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This mosaic of photos shows the condition of the Bennett House over the course of the last century and a half. The house was abandoned in the 1880's and burned in 1921, leaving only the chimney. The current structure is an 1840's cabin, similar in design to the Bennett's, which was moved here in the 1960's and restored to look like the Bennett cabin...
Bennett House
As I noted earlier this isn't the actual Bennett Home but one that belonged to one of the Bennett's neighbors, built around 1840, and moved to this site in 1960. It was placed on the foundation of the original house and renovated to the appearance it would have had in 1865. The chimney is the only remaining original feature of the Bennett Home...
Bennett House
As I noted earlier this isn't the actual Bennett Home but one that belonged to one of the Bennett's neighbors, built around 1840, and moved to this site in 1960. It was placed on the foundation of the original house and renovated to the appearance it would have had in 1865. The chimney is the only remaining original feature of the Bennett Home...
Winter Encampment
The park had a small area on the edge of the woods set up as a winter camp that one might have found soldiers living in during the period of the Civil War. The small lean-to was no doubt meant as a temporary home while a more solid shelter, such as the cabin in the foreground, could be built...
Winter Encampment
Looking back across to the visitor center from the Winter Encampment...it amazes me how, even to this day, the events that took place here still go all but unnoticed. Though perhaps lacking the high-profile participants of Appomattox, the Bennett Place had an equally important role in our country's history. I feel privileged to have visited...
Kathy
on February 4, 2012I never heard this bit of history before --- may just have to visit this place some time! Thanks!