Bedford Village
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deano1943
N 40° 01.117 W 078° 29.487
17T E 714082 N 4432838
Bedford Village Markers are located on old main highways leading into Bedford. This marker is located on business Rt. 30.
Waymark Code: WM2C0
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2005
Views: 14
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.
Marker Name: Bedford Village
County: Bedford
Date Dedicated: 10/18/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Located on old main highways leading into Bedford.
Category: Military, french and Indian War, Whiskey Rebellion
Website: Not listed
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