Bessemer (Pueblo)

Bessemer, Colorado was a city in Colorado that was incorporated in 1886.[1] The community was named after Henry Bessemer, an English inventor.[2] It was one of four adjacent towns settled after the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859.[3] The communities of South Pueblo, Central Pueblo, Pueblo, and Bessemer were later merged to create the modern City of Pueblo, Colorado.[4] Bessemer was an independent city until 1894 and was the last city to join Pueblo.[5] The former community of Bessemer is sometimes now referred to as the Bessemer neighborhood. Its also known as the Bessemer area. In the Bessemer area it has a school Bessemer Elementary and Bessemer park

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/colorado/pueblo
  2. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  4. ↑ http://www.pueblo.us/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=1&content=742&nav1=1&
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

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