Built in 1969. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“The Bessemer Hall of History is a museum located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of Bessemer, Alabama.”
Wikipedia article Bessemer Hall of History, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 189 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1973 · category: Building · built in 1969.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Southern Railway Terminal Station between 1994 and 2019, burning about 968 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 63 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1025 MANOR CIRCLE, AL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Southern Railway Terminal Station: 24 past producers, 9 occurrences, 5 producers, 4 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Portland Cement Company Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Dolonah Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mine No. 53 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Bessemer Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bessemer Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shannon Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ironaton | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Ironaton | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Potter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Potter No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bessemer, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 15 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | 1 hurt, $20,000 | Several trees were blown down and one home was damaged in Bessemer. One injury resulted from a tree that fell onto a house on Dicky Springs Road. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Bessemer | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bessemer | $95,000 | A large hail storm moved over Jefferson County, dropping hail ranging from dime size to golf ball size. Leaves were knocked off some trees. In the Birmingham area, hail was reported at McAdory, Lipscomb, Bessemer, Midfield, Pratt City, and throughout the city of Birminghami including the civic center, university hospital, the Birmingham airport, and Roebuck Plaza. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $50,000 | Nickel size hail was reported at Tannehill State Park in extreme southern Jefferson County. A 13-inch diameter tree was downed in the northwest section of Bessemer. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Bessemer | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Bessemer | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Bessemer | $5,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail was reported in Bessemer. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Bessemer | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down around Bessemer. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Camp Oliver Road. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down in the city of Bessemer. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Bessemer | $1,000 | Nickel size hail was observed at Visionland Theme Park. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down in and around Bessemer. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bessemer | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Bessemer. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Reported on the northwest side of Bessemer. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell for several minutes around Bessemer. The hail completely covered the road along Interstate 59 near Brighton. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Reported in Midfield. |
| April 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Bessemer | - | Observed near I-50 and 18th Street. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Half dollar size hail was reported by a motorist in Bessemer. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Nickel size hail was reported on 1-459 at mile marker 4. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bessemer | - | Penny size hail was reported in Midfield. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Bessemer | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bessemer | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Bessemer | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Bessemer Historic District | under 500 feet | 1992 | |
| Dr. Thomas McAdory Owen House | 0.4 miles | 1982 | |
 | Canaan Baptist Church | 0.8 miles | 2005 |
 | Dunbar High School | 0.9 miles | 2011 |
 | Thomas McAdory House | 2.3 miles | 1972 |
| Owen Plantation House | 4.2 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000348 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 189 listed properties in this county. |
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