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Place Name
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Bedford County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Bedford
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Population
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46,656 (1990)
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Location
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Virginia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°18'N
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Longitude
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79°31'W
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Bedford
, county
( 769 sq mi/1,899 sq km;
1990 pop. 46,656), SW central Va.;  Bedford; 37°18'N
79°31'W. Center, SE part in the Piedmont region, with Blue Ridge in
NW; Peaks of Otter are in NW, part of Jefferson Natl. Forest
in NW. Bounded SW by Roanoke R. (forms Leesville L., Smith Mt. L.
reservoirs in S), NE by James R.; drained by short Otter R. Agr.
(tobacco, barley, corn, wheat, tomatoes, peaches, apples; cattle,
sheep; dairying); timber; feldspar mining. Appalachian Trail, Blue
Ridge Parkway follow parts of NW boundary. Smith Mt. L. State Park in
S. Formed 1754.
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