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In 1887, iron and steel magnate Henry Fairchild DeBardeleben founded Bessemer and named it for English inventor Sir Henry Bessemer. DeBardeleben's dream was to make the city a steel center that would attract companies and people from all over the United States. Bessemer, like nearby Birmingham, is located within a few miles of all raw materials needed to make steel (coal, limestone, and iron ore). DeBardeleben bought 4,040 acres of land and marked...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738588032
ISBN13:9780738588032
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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