Day 46 of a Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways
Town of Bedford, Pennsylvania
I was much more successful visiting the antique stores, candy stores, and historic buildings that lined the downtown streets of the Town of Bedford this morning than I was at finding a pub last night. I stopped by two historic locations, the Anderson House and the Espy House.
The Anderson House, built in 1815, originally housed the first bank in Bedford and now acts as a public library and community center. The Espy House, built around 1771, served as George Washington’s headquarters in 1794 when he and peace commissioners traveled to western Pennsylvania to quell the Whisky Rebellion, a violent protest by farmers who opposed an excise tax on whisky.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!