James and Nancy Bennett lived along the Hillsborough Road, a major throughway between the county seat of Hillsborough and the state capitol of Raleigh.
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The modern Thanksgiving holiday stems from a mid-19th century campaign by Sara Josepha Hale for the adoption of a national thanksgiving holiday. President Abraham Lincoln created the federal holiday in 1863 during the American Civil War.
In 1923, a committee of influential local leaders commissioned the monument at Bennett Place to inform visitors about the history and significance of the Civil War surrender that occurred here.
As Bennett Place State Historic Site prepares to mark the 160th anniversary of the largest Civil War surrender, we invite our community to help us get ready.
Union armies brought freedom to central North Carolina in the closing days of the Civil War. Emancipation elicited a variety of powerful reactions to news of slavery's collapse.
Learn more about the creation and commemoration of Memorial Day as well as individuals who have paid the ultimate price while serving their country. Tours at 11:00 and 3:00 on Saturdays in May, excluding May 31.
Join us as we commemorate the 160th anniversary of the largest Civil War surrender at Bennett Place! The program features costumed living history and community table displays.
This program has been postponed from Friday April 25 to Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Bennett Place hosts several historic sites and museums for a history-packed School Day program. Students rotate through several stations focusing not just on Bennett Place and the Civil War, but many aspects of North Carolina’s long, rich history.