Bedford Springs is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Bedford Springs is located in Bedford Township, just south of the borough of Bedford, in the valley of Shobers Run. U.S. Route 220 Business passes along the northwestern edge of the community.
Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Bedford Springs | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′50″N 78°30′35″W / 39.99722°N 78.50972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bedford |
| Township | Bedford |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1169085[1] |
The community corresponds to the Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District and the hotel is now known as the Omni Bedford Springs Resort.
Notable people edit
- John Montgomery Smith, Wisconsin lawyer and legislator, was born in Bedford Springs.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin 1907,' Biographical Sketch of John Montgomery Smith, pg. 313-314