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

Bedford Village

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 15, 2012

1. Bedford Village Marker

Inscription. Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trade post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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

Location. 40° 1.529′ N, 78° 30.163′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of Business U.S. 220 and Broad Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 220Business . 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: Bedford County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Grist Millstone (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Bedford (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anderson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fraser Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Espy House (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Washington

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Also see . . . Welcome to Old Bedford Village. (Submitted on February 15, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 15, 2012

2. Bedford Village Marker

Looking south on US 220

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.