Downtown Bessemer Historic District
Downtown Bessemer Historic District is an area in Jefferson, Alabama. Downtown Bessemer Historic District is situated nearby to the hamlet Bessemer Homestead, as well as near Brickyard Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southern Railway Terminal Station and Sloss Mines.
Southern Railway Terminal Station
Museum
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Bessemer Hall of History is a museum located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of Bessemer, Alabama. The museum is housed in the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot in downtown Bessemer.
Sloss Mines
Mine
The Sloss Mines are a group of mines in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. They were established by the Sloss Iron and Steel Company and its successor, the Sloss-Sheffield Iron and Steel Company, at the southern end of Red Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bessemer and Lipscomb.
Bessemer
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
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, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024.
Lipscomb
Village
Lipscomb is a city in south central Jefferson County, Alabama. It is part of the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,086. It does not have its own U.S. Post Office or ZIP code, instead sharing the Bessemer ZIP code. Lipscomb is situated 2 miles northeast of Downtown Bessemer Historic District.
Brighton
Village
Brighton is a city near Birmingham, Alabama, United States and located just east of Hueytown. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,337. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2010 had a population of about 1,128,047, approximately one-quarter of Alabama's population. Brighton is situated 2 miles north of Downtown Bessemer Historic District.
Downtown Bessemer Historic District
- Type: Area
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.40225° or 33° 24′ 8″ northLongitude
-86.95157° or 86° 57′ 6″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
865MC22X+W9GeoNames ID
11496892
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bessemer Homestead and Brickyard Junction.
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Highlights include Bryant Bridge and Roosevelt Park.
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