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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bedford County, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Bedford County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Bedford County, VA (190) Amherst County, VA (40) Botetourt County, VA (43) Campbell County, VA (22) Franklin County, VA (25) Lynchburg Ind. City, VA (235) Pittsylvania County, VA (24) Roanoke County, VA (21) Rockbridge County, VA (49)  BedfordCounty(190) Bedford County (190)  AmherstCounty(40) Amherst County (40)  BotetourtCounty(43) Botetourt County (43)  CampbellCounty(22) Campbell County (22)  FranklinCounty(25) Franklin County (25)  Lynchburg(235) Lynchburg (235)  PittsylvaniaCounty(24) Pittsylvania County (24)  RoanokeCounty(21) Roanoke County (21)  RockbridgeCounty(49) Rockbridge County (49)
Bedford is the county seat for Bedford County
Adjacent to Bedford County, Virginia
      Amherst County (40)  
      Botetourt County (43)  
      Campbell County (22)  
      Franklin County (25)  
      Lynchburg (235)  
      Pittsylvania County (24)  
      Roanoke County (21)  
      Rockbridge County (49)  
 
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101 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — K-131 — Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike
On E Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (Virginia Route 460) 7.5 miles west of Bedford/Campbell County Line, on the right when traveling west.
102 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Maurice Travis Lawhorne Circle(13 April 1922 - 11 February 2007) — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
103 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1940-1945National D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
104 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Military Police (MP) PlatoonsNormandy, France, June - August 1944 — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
105 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Mulberry Harbors at Normandy — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
106 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — NetherlandsNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
107 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — New ZealandNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
108 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — New Zealand Memorial CrossNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
109 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Ninth Infantry Division“The Old Reliables” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
110 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Ninth United States Air Force — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
111 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — NorwayNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
112 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Omar Nelson Bradley — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 1 mile west of Burks Hill Road (Virginia Route 122).
113 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — One Hundred and First Airborne Division“Screaming Eagles” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
114 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Operation FortitudeNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles Burks Hill Road.
115 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur (French National Order of the Legion of Honor)"Honneur et Patrie" - "Honor and Fatherland" — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
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116 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Peaks of Otter“A rougher road could not be imagined” — Hunter’s Raid —
On Blue Ridge Parkway near Peaks Road (Virginia Route 43).
117 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — K-136 — Peaks of Otter Road
On Peaks Street (Virginia Route 43) at Longwood Avenue (U.S. 221), on the right when traveling north on Peaks Street.
118 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — PolandNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
119 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Polly Woods' Ordinary
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 86), 0.6 miles Peaks Road (Virginia Route 43).
120 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Purple Heart — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
121 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — KM-5 — Quaker Baptist Church
On Shingle Block Road (Virginia Route 24) at Wilson Church Road (County Route 722), on the right when traveling west on Shingle Block Road.
122 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — K-133 — Randolph-Macon AcademyLiberty Academy
On College Street west of Mountain Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
123 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Richard S. Reynolds Sr. (1881-1955) — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
124 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Richard S. Reynolds Sr. Garden — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
125 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Robey W. Estes Sr. Plaza
On Overlord Circle, 0.8 miles west of Burks Hill Road (Virginia Route 122).
126 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Robey W. Estes Sr. PlazaNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
127 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Scaling the Wall — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
128 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Second Naval Beach Battalion — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
129 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Second Ranger Battalion“Rangers Lead the Way” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
130 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Second World War Mothers and Widows BadgeNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
131 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Seventh Naval Beach Battalion — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
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132 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Six Airborne Division (British)“Go to it!” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
133 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Sixth Naval Beach Battalion — National D-Day Memorial —
On Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
134 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) InsigniaNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
135 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — KM-8 — Susie G. Gibson High School
On Burks Hill Road (Virginia Route 122) at Tiger Trail, on the left when traveling north on Burks Hill Road.
136 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The American Worker, 1939-1945We Can Do It! — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
137 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The Bedford Boys“Think not upon their passing. Remember the glory of their Spirit” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
138 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The CitadelThe Military College of South Carolina — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
139 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The Eighty Second Airborne Division“American Division” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
140 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The Glider Pilot Regiment“Nothing is Impossible” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
141 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The Royal Air Force (RAF)“Through Adversity to the Stars” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles Burks Hill Road.
142 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The United StatesNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
143 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — The United States Marines in the European Theater“Semper Fidelis” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
144 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Third Canadian Infantry Division“The Water Rats” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
145 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Third Infantry Division (British)“The Iron Division” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
146 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Trafford Leigh Leigh-Mallory — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles Burks Hill Road.
147 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — U.S. Armed Guard and Merchant Marine — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle west of Burks Hill Road.
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148 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — U.S. Navy Women’s ReserveWomen Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service “WAVES” — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
149 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — United KingdomNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
150 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — United States Air Force Flight Nurses — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
151 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — United States Coast Guard — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
152 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — United States Military Academy — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
153 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — United States Naval AcademyEx Scientia Tridens — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.9 miles west of Burks Hill Road, in the median.
154 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS Arkansas, BB-33Awarded Four Battle Stars for World War II Service — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
155 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS Augusta, CA-31 — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
156 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS LST-5Awarded Three Battle Stars for World War II Service — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles Burks Hill Road.
157 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS Nevada, BB-36Awarded Seven Battle Stars for World War II Service — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
158 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS Rich, DE-695Awarded One Battle Stars for World War II Service — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
159 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — USS Texas, BB-35Awarded Five Battle Stars for World War II Service — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles Burks Hill Road.
160 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Virginia Military InstituteCitizen-Soldiers — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
161 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — VPINational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
162 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — W.E. Steven’s Family Victory GardenD-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
163 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Winston Leonard Spencer ChurchillNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
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164 Virginia, Bedford County, Big Island — A Transportation CorridorNavigating a Historic River
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 64), on the left when traveling south.
165 Virginia, Bedford County, Big Island — Harry F. Byrd Memorial Bridge
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 64), on the left when traveling south.
166 Virginia, Bedford County, Big Island — James River
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 64), on the left when traveling south.
167 Virginia, Bedford County, Bordford — Walter Bedell “Beetle” SmithNational D-Day Memorial
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
168 Virginia, Bedford County, Bradford — Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice — National D-Day Memorial —
Near Overlord Circle, 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road.
169 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — "A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness”
Near Poplar Forest Drive at Foxhall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
170 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — “I have this summer built a wing of offices...”—Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 1814
Near Poplar Forest Drive at Foxhall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
171 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Z-255 — Bedford County / Campbell County
On Lynchburg Highway (U.S. 460) at County Route 649, on the right when traveling east on Lynchburg Highway.
172 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Commemorating Lewis and Clark"The Juno of our groves" — "Trees of use and ornament"
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
173 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Crafting a Masterpiece, Longing for Home
Near Poplar Forest Drive at Foxhall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
174 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — How was the landscape partitioned?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
175 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Mounds Made of Ideas and Sweat
Near Poplar Forest Drive at Foxhall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
176 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — New London AcademyConfederate Cavalry Line — Hunter’s Raid —
On East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) at Thomas Jefferson Road (Virginia Route 811), on the right when traveling west on East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike.
177 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — K-141 — New London Academy
On East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) at Thomas Jefferson Road (Virginia Route 811), on the right when traveling west on East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike.
178 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — K-140 — St. Stephen's Church
On Forest Road (U.S. 221) east of Venture Drive, on the right when traveling west.
179 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Transforming a Plantation into a Private Retreat, 1806—1826
Near Poplar Forest Drive at Foxhall Drive, on the left when traveling east.
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180 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — What happened to Poplar Forest after Jefferson's death?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
181 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Why build the mounds?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
182 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Why is the lawn sunken?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
183 Virginia, Bedford County, Huddleston — K-161 — Smith Mountain LakeBedford County
On Interpretive Trail, 1.7 miles south of State Park Road, on the right.
184 Virginia, Bedford County, Huddleston — The Moody Meeting House
On State Park Road (Road 888) 1.2 miles west of Smith Mountain Lake Parkway (State Route 626), on the right when traveling west.
185 Virginia, Bedford County, Lynchburg — Plantation Worker Housing
On Bateman Bridge Road.
186 Virginia, Bedford County, Lynchburg — Poplar Forest Planting Memorandum 1812
Near Bateman Bridge Road.
187 Virginia, Bedford County, Montvale — K-121 — Colonial Fort
On West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) 0.3 miles west of Circle K Road (Virginia Route 751), in the median.
188 Virginia, Bedford County, Montvale — Peaks of Otter
On Blue Ridge Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
189 Virginia, Bedford County, Thaxton — K-160 — 1889 Thaxton Train Wreck
On West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) 0.2 miles west of Thaxton School Road (Virginia Route 831), on the right when traveling west.
190 Virginia, Bedford County, Timberlake — K-135 — Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery
On East Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) west of Ryland Drive, on the right when traveling west.

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