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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bessemer,_AlabamaBessemer, Alabama - Wikipedia

    Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census. It is within the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th ...

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  3. www.britannica.com › place › BessemerBessemer | Iron City, Industrial City, Steel Town | Britannica

    Bessemer, city, Jefferson county, north-central Alabama, U.S., about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of downtown Birmingham in the foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Named for inventor and engineer Sir Henry Bessemer, it was founded on the site of Fort Jonesboro in 1887 by Henry F.

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  4. encyclopediaofalabama.org › article › bessemerBessemer - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Mar 25, 2024 · Bessemer Hall of History Founded in 1886 by industrialist Henry Fairfield DeBardeleben, Bessemer is the third largest city in Jefferson County. It is located in central Alabama in the southern part of Jones Valley, an area rich in iron ore and limestone. Famed football and baseball star Vincent “Bo” Jackson, noted Tuskegee ...

  5. www.thecrazytourist.com › 15-best-things-to-do-in-bessemer-al15 Best Things to Do in Bessemer (AL) - The Crazy Tourist

    • Bessemer Hall of History Museum. Located in an old southern railroad depot, Bessemer Hall of History Museum will open your eyes to the city’s past. Showcasing a range of artifacts, documents, photographs and even furnishings from the 1800s, I soon got a clear picture of life in this area of Alabama.
    • Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure. Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is the ultimate, fun day out for all ages. It’s a water park and amusement park combined, so you can choose when and where you want to go.
    • DeBardeleben Park. DeBardeleben Park is located in the heart of historic Downtown Bessemer and is surrounded by buildings which date back to the 1890s when ‘The Marvel City’ began its growth spurt as a blossoming steel town.
    • Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge. Within Bessemer’s city limits lies the picturesque Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge. Thomas Spring, a 1,000m2 pond offers a safe place for the watercress darter – an endangered colorful fish measuring up to 2.5 inches long.

  6. www.bessemeral.org › about-bessemerAbout Bessemer – The City of Bessemer - Bessemer, Alabama

    Welcome to Bessemer, Alabama – the Marvel City! Founded in 1887, Bessemer is located in southwestern Jefferson County. Nestled in the Jones Valley at the end of the foothills of the Appalachian Chain, Bessemer sits strategically in Central Alabama and is the hub of western Jefferson County.

  7. alabama.travel › places-to-go › cities-and-townsExplore Bessemer Alabama with Alabama.Travel

    Bessemer is best known as the home of Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure, one of the state's best water and amusement park destinations. It’s also surrounded by plenty of shopping, cultural entertainment, and unique dining establishments like the award-winning Bright Star, a Greek-influenced restaurant that’s served patrons since 1907.

  8. en.wikivoyage.org › wiki › BessemerBessemer – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

    Bessemer is an industrial city in Metropolitan Alabama, just outside of Birmingham . Understand. Bessemer was the site of much of Alabama's 20th-century steel industry, the decline of which, beginning in the 1960s and '70s, has left in its wake a visible degree of economic problems for the local populace.