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BEDFORD

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 620 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BEDFORD  , a

borough and the county-seat of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., on the Raystown branch of the Juniata
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river, about 35 M. south by west of
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Altoona . Pop . (189o) 2242; ' Called "
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guinea-pigs." (19,0) 2235• Bedford is served by the Bedford branch of the Pennsylvania railway . It lies in a beautiful valley . In the borough are some interesting old houses, erected in the latter
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part of the 18th century, an
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art gallery and a soldiers' monument . There are deposits of hematite and
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limestone near the borough, and less than 2 M. south of it are the widely-known Bedford
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Mineral Springs— a
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magnesia spring, a limestone spring, a
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sulphur spring, and a " sweet-
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water " spring — which attract many visitors during the summer season . There' are also chalybeate and other less important springs about the same distance east of the borough, and a white sulphur spring ro m. south-west of it . Bedford has a large wholesale grocery trade, manufactures
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flour, dressed
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lumber, kegs and handles, and is situated in a
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fine fruit-growing
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district, especially known for its apples and plums . The borough owns and operates the water
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works . A temporary settlement was made on or near the site of the
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present borough about 1750 by an
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Indian trader named Ray, and for a few years the place was known as Raystown; the present name was adopted not later than 1759 . In
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July 1758 Fort Bedford, for many years an important military
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post on the frontier, was constructed, and here, later in the
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year,, General John Forbes brought together his troops preparatory to advancing against Fort Duquesne . The
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town of Bedford was laid out in 1769, and in 1771 it was made the county-seat of Bedford county,which was organized in that year .

The borough was incorporated in 1795, and received a new

charter in 1817 . Washington came here in 1794 to review the army sent to quell the Whisky Insurrection, and the Espy house, which he then occupied, is still
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standing .

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