Bedford Village
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uccacher
N 40° 01.382 W 078° 31.053
17T E 711841 N 4433265
Historical marker on Business Route 30 in front of the Coffee Pot
Waymark Code: WMCTKX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2011
Views: 5
This is one of several identical markers located along the roads entering Bedford, PA.
Marker Text:
"Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trading post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion."
Marker Name: Bedford Viillage
County: Bedford
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1938
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Business Route 30 at the entrance to the Bedford County Fairgrounds
Category: Military, French and Indian War, Whiskey Rebellion
Website: Not listed
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