Southern Railway Terminal Station
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum located in the former Southern Railway Terminal Station in Bessemer, Alabama
- Also known as: “Bessemer Hall of History”, “Bessemer Hall of History Museum”, “Southern Railway Depot”, “Southern Railway Terminal Station”, and “The Bessemer Hall of History Museum”
- Address: 1905 Alabama Avenue, Bessemer, AL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sloss Mines.
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. Sloss Mines is situated 1 mile east of Southern Railway Terminal Station.
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 Southern Railway Terminal Station.
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 2½ miles north of Southern Railway Terminal Station.
Southern Railway Terminal Station
- Categories: railway station, local museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.40136° or 33° 24′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.9501° or 86° 57′ 0″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
865MC22X+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 212733477OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11496917Wikidata ID
Q4896424
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Southern Railway Terminal Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Bessemer Hall of History”
- German: “Bessemer Hall of History”
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Explore places such as Sloss and Bessemer Homestead.
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