Bedford in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bedford
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
1. Bedford Marker
Archibald M.
Willard, 1836 - 1918
Painter of
"The Spirit Of '76"
Erected by Ohio Historical Connection; Ohio Department of Transportation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 41° 24.366′ N, 81° 31.651′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on Northfield Road (Ohio Route 8) 0.2 miles south of Rockside Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 456 Northfield Rd, Bedford OH 44146, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); An Eternal Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hezekiah Dunham House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bedford Historic Business District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Benjamin Franklin Fitch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Archibald M. Willard, 1836-1918 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bradford WWII Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bedford Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
2. Bedford Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 7, 2025
3. Bedford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
