Bedford Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bedford Village

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

1. Bedford Village Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Whiskey Rebellion series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 40° 1.383′ N, 78° 31.037′ W. Marker is near Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Bedford Township. It is at the intersection of Pitt Street (Business U.S. 30) and Telegraph Road, on the left when traveling west on Pitt Street. Marker is next to The Coffee Pot, next to the Bedford Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Coffee Pot (a few steps from this marker); NW Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fill 'Er Up (approx. 0.6 miles away);

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SW Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Bedford (approx. ¾ mile away); Grist Millstone (approx. ¾ mile away); Forbes Road (approx. ¾ mile away); This Tablet Marks The Site of Fort Bedford (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Also see . . . The Whiskey Rebellion. (Submitted on December 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Lincoln Highway

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2008

2. Bedford Village Marker

The Coffee Pot in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.