Bedford County Historical Sketch - Va Genealogy

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Historical Sketch of
Bedford County
,
VA
1753 - 1907
Published 1907, for
Jamestown
Tri-Centennial
120 pages, illustrated, searchable
- Bonus -
Bedford County 42nd Infantry
Civil War
By Claude Seacrest
35 pages, searchable
- Bonus -
Bedford County Census
1870
U.S. Census Bureau
757 pages, reproduction of original census in longhand
- Bonus -
The History of Virginia
In Four Parts
By Robert Beverly, 1855
315 pages, searchable
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Bedford
County
was established on December 13, 1753 from parts of
Lunenburg
County
. The county is named for John Russell,
the fourth Duke of Bedford, who was a Secretary of State of Great Britain. In 1782,
Campbell
County
was formed from parts of
Bedford
County
. Also in 1786,
Franklin
County
was formed from
Bedford
County
.
When
New London
, which served as the county seat until 1782, became a part of the newly formed
Campbell
County
, the
new
town of
Liberty
was built on 100 acres along Bramblett’s Road.
The town of
Bedford
has had a long, proud history. Over the years its name has been altered several times. First called "
Liberty
” when it was founded in 1782, it became known as "
Bedford
City
" during the boom of 1890. In 1912, when all hope of
Bedford
developing into a large industrial center had faded, "City" was dropped, only to be again in­corporated in the name in 1968, when by action of the town council, it became known as the "City of
Bedford
”.
Historically,
Bedford
County
was an agricultural economy, but it has significant residential development to serve
Lynchburg
,
Roanoke
,
and
Smith
Mountain
Lake
. Tourism and retail are also becoming more significant.
Attractions
Smith
Mountain
Lake
Peaks of Otter (7 miles)
Bedford
Museum
and Genealogical Library
National D-Day Memorial
Poplar
Forest
(Thomas Jefferson’s retreat home)
Beale ciphers (The key to a supposed treasure buried somewhere in the county,
and which has attracted hunters since the 19th Century.)
These are scanned copies of the original census pages.
They are not neatly typed transcriptions.
Quality of handwriting and original page condition varies.
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For MAC
(or Windows) manually open the PDF file for your book. Don’t forget to also open the pictures/maps and audio files.
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