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Carowinds
Theme park straddling the North and South Carolina border with record-breaking coasters and a massive waterpark.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Bessemer City
North Carolina, United States · North America
About Bessemer City
Bessemer City sits on the route: 15 minutes from Kings Mountain, 37km from Carowinds.
Bessemer City is in North Carolina, United States, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kings Mountain, about 7 km away.
The Bessemer City Downtown Historic District is a national historic district in Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in Bessemer City's central business district. The buildings were built between after 1896, and include one- and two-storyRead more
commercial buildings and two large, sprawling textile mill complexes. Notable buildings include:
Whetstone Cotton Mills-Huss Manufacturing Company-Algodon Manufacturing Division of Pyramid Mills (1903, 1909, c. 1960)
Southern Cotton Mills-Osage Manufacturing Company (1895, 1896, c. 1905, c. 1935, c. 1960)
Gamble Hardware (c. 1945)
Central Drug Store (1927, 1960s)
Winn-Dixie Grocery (c. 1926)
Shulman's Department Store (c. 1920; c. 1940; c. 1960)
Kincaid Service Station and Pontiac Dealership (1932, c. 1937, c. 1960).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
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Within an hour or so of Bessemer City: Carowinds (37 km), NASCAR Hall of Fame (40 km), Charlotte Motor Speedway (55 km).
Where is Bessemer City?
Bessemer City is in North Carolina, United States, about 7 km from Kings Mountain.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,548
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North Carolina
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 35.2849, -81.2840
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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NASCAR Hall of Fame
Interactive entertainment attraction honoring NASCAR's greatest drivers with racing simulators and historic stock cars.
40 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Heart of NASCAR country in Concord, NC, offering speedway tours and the chance to drive a stock car at racing speed.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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