Bedford Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bedford Springs
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.
Location. 39° 59.78′ N, 78° 30.408′ W. Marker is near Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Bedford Township. Marker is on Business Pennsylvania Route 220, on the right when traveling south. Marker is near the entrance of the Bedford Springs resort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bedford Springs Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Spring & Wedding Grotto (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Black Spring (approx. 1.1 miles away); SW Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 1.3 miles away); This Tablet Erected (approx. 1.4 miles away); Presbyterian Burial Ground Patent (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lieut. Col. Levin Powell (approx. 1.4 miles away); Russell House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.
Also see . . .
1. Bedford Springs Resort website. (Submitted on December 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Bedford Springs - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 13, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 28, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.