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  • City Description

    Bessemer City is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,119 at the 2000 census. Settled in 1756 and founded in 1893, the city's motto is City with a Heart. Bessemer City is located at 35°17′3″N 81°16′58″W / 35.28417°N 81.28278°W / 35.28417; -81.28278 (35.284262, -81.282853). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.70%) is water. Elevation: 904 feet (276 m). Bessemer City is named for Sir Henry Bessemer who created the Bessemer Process for smelting iron. Bessemer City was founded on land purchased from the Ormand family, near the Sloan-Washington-Ormand Iron Furnace. Ironically, it was the Bessemer Process which made Bessemer City's early iron smelting industry obsolete. The earliest European settlement in the Bessemer City area dates to 1754, when King George II of England granted about 2,000 acres (8.2 km) to James Ormand (b.1716 - d. 1771) who was married to the dau. of Adam Meek. His wife was Mary Meek Ormand. This land was named in his will, and was given to his children. One of his

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    City Contained By:

    • Gaston County
    • North Carolina

    City Contains:

    • Bessemer City High School

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 11.1369488744 km squared
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