Bedford
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Other Name: -, District: Pennsylvania, State: Mid atlantic, United States of America
Area: 1.1 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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Bedford is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 102 miles west of the State Capital, Harrisburg.Bedford was established in the mid-18th century.Bedford County, Pennsylvania is a magical place where time seems to have stood still.The area is filled with everything from race tracks to museums to historic covered bridges.Location
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The Bedford County Arts Council offers monthly shows and exhibits of work from professional and amateur artists in the historic Anderson House.
The Bedford County Library features an extensive collection of books, DVDs, books on tape, magazines and newspapers.
The Bedford Speedway is the oldest active dirt track in Pennsylvania. Several special events are held each season, including the MACS Super Late Models, All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars, and the PA Sprint Car Speedweek Series.
One of the country''s first golf courses, overlooking the Allegheny Mountains and Cumberland Valley, the Bedford Springs Resort Golf Course was designed by Spencer Oldham, A.W. Tillinghast and Donald Ross. Restored by architect Ron Forse, the 18-hole course features bentgrass tees, lush greens and well-manicured fairways.
Thought to be the only fossilized coral reef cavern in existence, Coral Caverns is abundant with stalagmites and the fossilized remains of sea-creatures left behind by an ancient inland sea millions and millions of years ago.
Old Fort Bedford was a British stockade built in 1758, as a key fortification along the military path Forbes Road, for the successful French and Indian War campaign against the French at Fort Duquesne. The Fort Bedford Museum displays regional Native American artifacts and thousands of household items, which include flintlock rifles, clothing and antique hand tools.
Old Bedford Village is a living history village that offers a variety of educational and entertainment activities. Military and civilian re-enactments, 38 historic log and stone buildings, colonial crafts demonstrations, exhibits and instructions, festivals, and murder/mystery evenings are just some of the ways to bring the past into the present at Old Bedford Village.
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Allegheny Synod, Trinity Lutheran Church was formally organized in 1769.