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Bessemer (City and county-seat)

city and county-seat of Gogebic co., Mich., on the Chicago and Northwestern and several other railroads; 40 miles E. of Ashland, Wis. It is in an important iron mining region; was founded in 1884, and has become important by reason of its mining and manufacturing and its trade relations with the surrounding territory. It has house, a National bank, and weekly newsa notably fine high school building, courtpapers. Pop. (1910) 4,583; (1920) 5,482, BESSEMER BESTIARY