VA-Z66 Bedford County

Marker text: BEDFORD COUNTY

Area 791 Square Miles

Formed in 1753 from Lunenburg and Albemarle, and named for the fourth Duke of Bedford, English statesman. The Peaks of Otter are in this county.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928

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Location: US 501 (southbound) at the Amherst and Bedford county line., Bedford County, Virginia

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