Bessemer, Virginia

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Bessemer
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Bessemer
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Bessemer
Bessemer (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′49″N79°48′40″W / 37.64694°N 79.81111°W / 37.64694; -79.81111
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Botetourt
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Bessemer is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. [1] It was the birthplace of labor leader Frank Fairfax. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessemer, Virginia
  2. Wriggle, John. "Chappie Willet, Frank Fairfax, and Phil Edwards' Collegians: From West Virginia to Philadelphia" Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1" Spring, 2007 p. 8