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Bed at Bennett Place

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Creator
David Walbert
Date created
July 18, 2009
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  • Antebellum homes and plantations: A tour of some of North Carolina's historic houses and farms — big and small, rich and poor — from before the Civil War. (Page 6.2)

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Bed at Bennett Place

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This bed is an original bed of the 19th century which was the type of bed the Bennett family would have had in their home. The frame is wood with a crossed rope support underneath, and a mattress made of straw.