Bessemer, Virginia

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Bessemer
Bessemer is located in Virginia
Bessemer
Bessemer
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 79°48′40″W / 37.64694°N 79.81111°W / 37.64694; -79.81111Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 79°48′40″W / 37.64694°N 79.81111°W / 37.64694; -79.81111
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
Time zoneUTC−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


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