1856: Englishman Henry Bessemer receives a U.S. patent for a new steel-making process that revolutionizes the industry. The Bessemer converter was a squat, ugly, clay-lined crucible that ...

U p to about 1870 railroad rails were made of iron because the cost of making steel in quantity was prohibitive. Then the converters invented by Henry Bessemer got going and steel became much cheaper.

On Aug. 20, 1886, a plat for the town of Bessemer was filed with the Pueblo County Clerk for incorporation purposes. The plat and map shows a huge area, roughly bounded by The Works (steel plant ...

Bessemer no longer makes any steel. On the site of a former mill — one owned by U.S. Steel — is the giant Amazon warehouse that has been in the news because of the union vote.

1856: Englishman Henry Bessemer receives a U.S. patent for a new steelmaking process that revolutionizes the industry. The Bessemer converter was a squat, ugly, clay-lined crucible that simplified ...