Bessemer, Virginia

Bessemer
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 79°48′40″W
Country	United 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