On Bedford Highway (Virginia Route 43) 1.2 miles west of Chellis Ford Road, on the left when traveling west.
Bedford County was probably named for the English statesman John Russell, fourth duke of Bedford. Russell, as secretary of state for the Southern Department from 1748 to 1751, had general supervision of colonial affairs. Bedford was formed from . . . — — Map (db m305743) HM
On Bedford Highway (Virginia Route 43) at Chellis Ford Road, on the left when traveling east on Bedford Highway.
About two miles southwest is Mount Airy, a plantation house built ca. 1800 for Col. Thomas Leftwich (1740-1816). The two-story frame house retains much of its Federal-style woodwork. Leftwich served in the Seven Years' War and was a captain of the . . . — — Map (db m305734) HM
