Historical Links

Vast resources dealing with Virginia and Bedford history can be found by following the links below. Submit a link to The Bedford Historical Society. 

Archeological Society of Virginia - http://www.asv-archeology.org/

Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce - http://www.bedfordareachamber.com

Bedford City Home Page - http://www.bedfordva.gov

Bedford Citizens for Land Preservation - http://www.bedfordpreservation.org

Bedford County Home Page - http://www.co.bedford.va.us

Bedford Main Street - http://www.centertownbedford.com

Bedford Visitor's Center - http://www.visitbedford.com

The National D-Day Memorial Foundation - http://www.dday.org

Daughters of the American Revolution - http://www.dar.org

Preservation Directory - http://www.preservationdirectory.com

Sons of Confederate Veterans - http://www.scv.org

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Virginia Division - http://www.scvva.org/

The Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs at the University of Virginia - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/jdavis/

The Preservation Alliance of Virginia - http://www.vapreservation.org

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest - http://www.poplarforest.org

United Daughters of the Confederacy - http://www.hqudc.org

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Virginia Division - http://www.vaudc.org/

Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation - http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/

Virginia Genealogical Society - http://www.vgs.org

Virginia Historical Society - http://www.vahistorical.org

Lynchburg Historic Tours - http://www.lynchburgtours.com

Places of interest in Bedford City and County

Many of the places below are open to the public for guided tours and offer much in the way of history in and around Bedford City and County. To schedule a tour, you may dial Bedford County information at 1-(540)-555-1212 and ask for the phone number of the location by name.

Poplar Forest

Jefferson National Forest

Historic Avenel

Johnson's Farm (Peaks of Otter)

Blue Ridge Parkway (small museum at Peaks of Otter)

Polly's Ordinary

Bedford City/County Museum

Booker T. Washington National Monument

The National D-Day Memorial

Historic Meeting House

Thomas Chapel

St. Stephens Episcopal Church

New London School

Bedford City Historic Walking Tour