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Bedford is a borough, spa town, and the county seat of Bedford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [4] It is located 102 miles (164 km) west of Harrisburg , the state capital, and 107 miles (172 km) east of Pittsburgh .
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is divided into 1,546 townships, located in 66 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. For listings of townships in individual counties, see the category Townships in Pennsylvania by county .
The first borough to be incorporated in Pennsylvania was Germantown in 1690. [10] That borough ceased to exist when all of Philadelphia's municipalities were consolidated in 1854. The borough of Chester Heights has a unique distinction of incorporating into a borough out of Aston Township by a tax revolt. [11]
For much of the 20th century the Shire Hall in Bedford was the local facility for dispensing justice and the meeting place of Bedfordshire County Council. [1] After deciding the old shire hall was inadequate for their needs, county leaders chose to procure a new county headquarters: the site selected on the south bank of the River Great Ouse had previously been used as a recreation ground.
Bedford County was created on March 9, 1771, from part of Cumberland County and named in honor of Fort Bedford. The 1767 Mason–Dixon line had stabilized the southern border with Maryland. In the aftermath of the American Revolution , the population increased largely due to emigration.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70 and I-76) and the older Lincoln Highway follow the river and pass through the water gaps. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.0 km 2 ), of which 26.1 square miles (67.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km 2 ), or 0.71%, is water.
The Bradford Old City Hall is a historic city hall located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976. [1] The eclectic Victorian Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1897. The building was designed by architect Enoch A. Curtis of Fredonia, New York. [2]
Bedford Township is located in the center of Bedford County and surrounds the borough of Bedford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.3 square miles (176.9 km 2), of which 68.1 square miles (176.3 km 2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km 2), or 0.34%, is water.