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

Hyndman

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 19, 2022

1. Hyndman Marker

Inscription. Formerly Bridgeport. Renamed for E. K. Hyndman. Founded 1840.

Erected 2022.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 49.222′ N, 78° 43.19′ W. Marker is in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is on Pennsylvania Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 96) east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hyndman PA 15545, 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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bedford Co. Bridge #32 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Centreville (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Cumberland Valley Post Office (approx. 3.7 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 5½ miles away); To The Memory Of Soldiers Of The Revolutionary War (approx. 5.7 miles away); Somerset County Bridge No. 26 (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyndman.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 19, 2022

2. Hyndman Marker

View is looking north.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 23, 2018

3. Hyndman Marker

Before repainting.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 25, 2020

4. Hyndman Marker

After repainting and reinstallation by KMT Board Member Mike Wintermantel.
The post has been straightened by a local resident.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.