Tight calf muscles may be caused by a compartment syndrome. This is where the muscle becomes too big for the sheath surrounding the muscle causing pressure, sometimes pain and restricted movement. Biomechanical problems of the foot or from running style can increase the strain on the calf muscles.
Two judicial courthouses are located in Jefferson County, a situation dating to when the state legislature was preparing to split off a portion of Jefferson County to create a new county, centered around Bessemer.
Bessemer's career as an inventor began when he invented a forgery-proof technology that prevented the falsification of the official authorization stamp of the British government. The stamp was placed on numerous documents, including deeds.