| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — "King's House" |
| | A log structure, built prior to 1761, stood on this site. Known, also, as the Commandants House; later as “Rising Sun Inn.” Occupied by British officers until close of French and Indian War. Destroyed by fire, Dec. 14, 1885. — Map (db m14004) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Anderson House |
| | Built in 1815. East room housed the first bank in Bedford, known as the Allegheny Bank of Pennsylvania, from 1815 to 1832. Original vault can still be seen. Since 1924, used as public library and community center. — Map (db m13986) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County |
| | Formed on March 9, 1771 from Cumberland County, it first embraced most of western Pennsylvania. Named for its county seat (formerly Raystown) incorporated 1795. In 1758, Fort Bedford was erected here, and Forbes Road - to become a major highway west - was built. — Map (db m13990) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Civil War Monument |
| | (Front):To all her sons who volunteered to defend and perpetuate the government of these United States, Bedford County dedicates this monument July 4, A.D. 1890 Erected in part by the children of the Common Schools of Bedford County (Re-dedication Stone):Civil War Soldiers Memorial
“The Old Man on the Monument”
Built 1890 - Restored 1995
with help from the children of Bedford County — Map (db m14002) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Courthouse |
| | This courthouse was built in the year 1828 by Solomon Filler. The year following it was used for court and office purposes. — Map (db m14001) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Veterans Memorial |
| | Lest We Forget
We honor all veterans of Bedford County — Map (db m14007) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| | In honor of the men and women of Bedford County who answered the call
We remember these who lost their lives in service to their country
Darrell Zane Magruder •
Donald Clair Wyles •
Charles E Sivits •
Irvin Grant Weyand •
Rodney Allen Price •
Harold Smith •
Harry Sherman Stayer •
Victor Elden Kidd •
Clair F Ritchey Jr •
Charles Graffious Warsing •
Bryon Joseph Mitchell •
Harold Phillip Grasser •
Jack Walter Rice •
Robert Willard Hartsock •
Charles Owen . . . — Map (db m14008) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Springs |
| | Medicinal values of these springs discovered about 1796. It soon became a leading resort visited by numerous notables. James Buchanan used the Springs as his summer White House while President. — Map (db m13992) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Springs Historic District |
| | The Bedford Springs Historic District consists of a mineral springs resort established c.1806 by Dr. John Anderson. The district's oldest extant buildings are the stone Nawgel's Mill, c.1796, and the log Miller's House, c.1800. In 1804, Nawgel sold his mill to Anderson; the building was later used as part of a mineral water bottling plant. The resort's main structure is actually a series of contiguous historical buildings dating from 1806 to 1905, which collectively compose a singular, . . . — Map (db m13993) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Village |
| | Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trading post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion. — Map (db m13995) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Espy House |
| | Built about 1771. It was the headquarters of George Washington in October, 1794, when he came to Bedford to review troops assembled here to quell Whiskey Rebellion in western part of the State. — Map (db m14015) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — First Court House and Prison Built in 1774 |
| | This tablet marks the site of the First Court House and Prison Built in 1774
In the prison yard around which was a high stone wall were The Pillory and Whipping Post used in those days for the punishment of criminals
Prior to the erection of this court house, the courts were held in public inns — Map (db m14000) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Fraser Tavern |
| | Site of lots on which John Fraser and his wife established an inn and trading post in 1758. Fraser had been a guide and interpreter for Colonel Washington. The inn provided meals for army officers at Fort Raystown (Bedford). — Map (db m14003) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — George Washington |
| | “First in war - first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
This tablet marks the building used by President George Washington as his headquarters October 19 and 20, 1794, when he was in Bedford, in charge of the United States Army, which was enroute to quell the Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania. — Map (db m14089) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| | This is one of the original service plazas for the nation's first long-distance superhighway. On October 1, 1940, the Turnpike opened, stretching 160 miles from Irwin to Carlisle. The Turnpike Commission had been created in 1937; construction utilized the old South Pennsylvania Railroad's right-of-way and tunnels. By 1957 the Turnpike spanned 360 miles across the state and extended 110 miles north to Scranton. — Map (db m8188) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| | This is one of the original service plazas for the nation's first long-distance superhighway. On October 1, 1940, the Turnpike opened, stretching 160 miles from Irwin to Carlisle. The Turnpike Commission had been created in 1937; construction utilized the old South Pennsylvania Railroad's right-of-way and tunnels. By 1957 the Turnpike spanned 360 miles across the state and extended 110 miles north to Scranton. — Map (db m8816) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Coffee Pot |
| | The increased number of automobiles during the Lincoln Highway era (1912-1940) led to the development of programmatic architecture. Proprietors took daring approaches to appeal to the new motoring public.
All across the country, oversized buildings were being created in the likeness of objects. Some of the more famous were constructed in Pennsylvania along the Lincoln Highway route - the Coffee Pot, the Ship Hotel, the Shoe House, etc. Many have fallen into disrepair.
In 1927, Bert . . . — Map (db m13998) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Elm Tree Memorial |
| | The Elm Tree which this tablet marks was planted in memory of those Patriots of the Borough of Bedford who gave their lives for the cause of freedom in the Great World War.
Corporal Howard Pardoe Booty, Co. L. 112th U.S. Infantry, 28th Division. Born December 26, 1895. Fell August 7, 1918 along the Vesle River near Fismes on the Chateau Thierry Drive.
Sergeant Charles Bigler Leader, Co. I. 112th U.S. Infantry, 28th Division. Born August 8, 1894. Killed in action September 26, 1918 in . . . — Map (db m14011) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Lincoln Highway Meets the Superhighway |
| | Nearly three centuries of transportation history can be found in Pennsylvania: native American paths to wagon trails, early canals and railroads, the Forbes and Burd Roads, and a string of ten other turnpikes. However, none were more important in the development of this region and much of our nation than the Lincoln Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1913 the nation's first cross-country highway was designated the Lincoln Highway. It stretched from New York City to San Francisco - . . . — Map (db m8189) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Squares |
| | Set aside, at the time of Manor survey in 1761, by the family of William Penn, as property of the town of Bedford. — Map (db m14005) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Breezewood — Military Convoys |
| | During World War II, the Gateway was considered to be a major stop-off for many servicemen and women who were on their way to Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas and westward. This prime location near the turnpike interchange in Breezewood and along Lincoln Highway has often attracted motorists who were on their way to "somewhere." During the years that the Snyder family owned the Gateway Inn and rest area, the Inn had a contract to supply fuel to the military convoys. It also became known for . . . — Map (db m337) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Breezewood — The Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| | Shortly after the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1941, Snyder's Gateway Inn was one of the first businesses to appear. Merle and Marian Snyder opened the restaurant shortly before World War II began and eventually supplied fuel to the military convoys. The Turnpike exit at Breezewood was one of the original eleven interchanges, which transformed the rural small town into a tourism capital. The town was a crossroads where people were looking for a ride or a transfer. This stretch of the Lincoln . . . — Map (db m336) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Helixville — Jacob Kinsey (Kintzy) Homestead |
| | Ninety feet north of this spot stood the first log house in this community, erected in the year 1795 by Jacob and Elizabeth Kemp Kinsey (Kintzy) who were born in Germany in 1769. The homestead contained 439 acres and 87 perches. Patent for the land was procured from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1851 by Benjamin Kinzey, administrator for Jacob Kinsey's (Kintzy's) estate.
This marker symbolizes the victories won by pioneer ancestors over the wilds of nature, in these parts, in a new and strange land. — Map (db m14020) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Bedford Co. Bridge #15 — Colvin Covered Bridge |
| | WGC8 38-05-24
Rehabilitated in 1996 Co. Commissioners: Norma C. Ickes, Chairperson; Dick M. Rice; Gary W. Ebersole
Co. Engineer: P. Joseph Lehman, Inc.
Contractor: Kee Ta Qyah Construction
History of the Bridge
Constructed around 1880, the Colvin Covered Bridge is one of Bedford County's oldest remaining covered bridges. The original builder of this structure which spans the Shawnee Creek was J. H. Thompson. This bridge is one of only two multiple king post covered bridges . . . — Map (db m8286) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Forbes Camp |
| | Near here was located Shawnee Cabins camp. Used by Gen. Forbes army in the campaign of 1758 against the French at Fort Duquesne in present Pittsburgh. — Map (db m8288) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Forbes Road — Fort Dewart |
| | "The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" was erected in 1758 during the Gen. Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne. The site is marked half a mile northeast of here, near the head of Breastwork Run. — Map (db m8287) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Forbes Road — 1758 — Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne |
| | Shawnee Cabins Encampment
At this point
the Forbes Road
leads southwestward
to
the eastern slope
of
the Allegheny Mountains
8 1/3 miles from Fort Bedford — Map (db m8289) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Old Log Church |
| | On land granted by John Schell for the purpose of erecting a union church, construction of this primitive log church building was begun in 1806 by the Reformed and Lutheran Congregations of this area. — Map (db m8291) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Schellsburg — Shawnee Cabins |
| | A village site nearby on the Raystown Path. Named for a group of Shawnee Indians who halted here on their retreat from the Potomac to the lower Allegheny valley in the early 18th century. — Map (db m8290) |
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