Bedford, Virginia

Bedford
Nickname : Bedrock
Bedford County Courthouse in Bedford
Location in Virginia
Bedford
Basic data
Foundation :	1782
State :	United States
State :	Virginia
Coordinates :	37 ° 20 ′  N , 79 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 20 ′  N , 79 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	6,222 (as of 2010)
Population density :	349.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	17.9 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 17.8 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	306 m
Postal code :	24523
Area code :	+1 540
FIPS :	51-05544
GNIS ID :	1498450
Website :	www.bedfordva.gov
Mayor :	Skip Tharp

Bedford is an independent city in the US state Virginia with 6222 inhabitants (2010). It is the seat of the county seat of Bedford County .

history

The population of Bedford in 1944 was about 3,200. 19 soldiers died on D-Day , 3 more soldiers died in the following days in combat in Normandy . When it landed in Normandy, Bedford suffered the highest casualties in terms of population of any American community. That is why the National D-Day Memorial was inaugurated on June 6, 2001 in Bedford in the presence of the then US President George W. Bush .

geography

The urban area covers an area of ​​17.9 km², of which 17.8 km² is land and 0.1 km² is water. The center is at an altitude of 306 m.

Attractions

• National D-Day Memorial

Web links

Commons : Bedford (Virginia)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Official website of the City of Bedford ( English )
• National D-Day Memorial (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ronald D. Gerste, Washington: Proud and melancholy looks at the C-47. In: nzz.ch. June 5, 2014, accessed October 14, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Newspaper article about the death of the last survivor of the "Bedford Boys" (English)