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Bedford Springs

Bedford Springs is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Bedford Springs, Bedford County, dedicated 1947.

Bedford County · dedicated 1947 · Business US 220 at resort, Bedford Springs

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Medicinal values of these springs discovered about 1796. It soon became a leading resort visited by numerous notables. James Buchanan used the Springs as his summer White House while President.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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