Historical Markers in Bedford, Texas

Start with these Bedford stories

• Spring Garden Communityplaced 1981

  The first permanet settler to this area was Samuel Cecil Holiday Witten of Spring Garden, Missouri, who came here in 1854.

• Bedford Cemeteryplaced 1979

  Pioneers probably began using this graveyard during the 1860s. Earliest marked grave is that of Elizabeth White Bobo (1866-1871), whose parents came…

• Bedford Church of Christplaced 1983

  Founded about 1874 by members of Spring Garden Church of Christ, this congregation was originally called New Hope Church of Christ.

• Bedford Reunionplaced 2002

  Bedford Reunion Settlers from Bedford County, Tennessee, came to this area in the 1870s. Weldon Wiles Bobo opened a store and grist mill, and several…

• Site of Bedford Schoolplaced 1980

  The first Bedford area school met in a log building during the early 1860s. After the Civil War classes were held in a frame structure at Spring…

• Site of Oak Grove Methodist Churchplaced 2000

  Named for its wooded site at the time of its founding in early 1886, Oak Grove Methodist Church was organized with 30 members and was one of five…

All 7 historical markers in Bedford

• Bedford Cemetery1979
• Bedford Church of Christ1983
• Bedford Reunion2002
• Site of Bedford School1980
• Site of Oak Grove Methodist Church2000
• Spring Garden Community1981
• Spring Garden School1985

Historical markers near Bedford

• Colleyville7 stories · 3 mi
• Euless9 stories · 3 mi
• Hurst6 stories · 4 mi
• North Richland Hills5 stories · 5 mi
• Grapevine17 stories · 7 mi
• Southlake8 stories · 7 mi

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