Bedford, Virginia

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Bedford is a city located in the State of Virginia. It is the county seat of Bedford County. It is home of the National D-Day Memorial [1] commemorating D-Day, and is near Poplar Forest, the rural retreat of Thomas Jefferson. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,299.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 6,299 people, 2,519 households, and 1,592 families residing in the city.

Further Reading

Alex Kershaw The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice, Da Capo Press, 2003, hardcover, 240 pages, ISBN 0306811677; (Large Print), Thorndike Press, 2003, hardcover 418 pages, ISBN 0786256885

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Bedford, Virginia" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Virginia August 10, 2003