Bedford, Indiana

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Bedford, Indiana is a small city in southern Indiana renowned as a major center of the Indiana limestone industry.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 812
930
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lawrence County, Indiana
distanceToBloomington about 25 miles south
distanceToIndianapolis about 70 miles south-southwest
elevation approximately 722 feet
FIPSCode 18-04338
founded 1825
GNISFeatureID 2394070
governmentType mayor–council government
hasHighSchool Bedford North Lawrence High School
hasLandmark Downtown Bedford Historic District
Lawrence County Courthouse
Otis Park and Golf Course
hasNewspaper Times-Mail
hasNotableStructure limestone buildings and monuments
hasPublicLibrary Bedford Public Library
hasRiver East Fork White River
hostsEvent Limestone Heritage Festival
incorporatedAsCity 1889
isCountySeatOf Lawrence County, Indiana
knownFor Indiana limestone industry
limestone fabrication
limestone quarrying
locatedInRegion Southern Indiana
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Bloomington, Indiana
Hoosier National Forest
locatedOn U.S. Route 50
majorIndustry limestone mining
manufacturing
stone cutting
namedAfter Bedford, Pennsylvania
namedForPerson Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania)
nearestLargeCity Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
nickname Limestone Capital of the World
partOfMetropolitanArea Bloomington, Indiana
surface form: Bloomington metropolitan area
population approximately 13000
postalCode 47421
region Indiana limestone
surface form: Lawrence County limestone belt
servedByAirport Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport
state Indiana

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Subject: Bedford, Indiana
Description of subject: Bedford, Indiana is a small city in southern Indiana renowned as a major center of the Indiana limestone industry.

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indiana limestone industryCenter Bedford, Indiana
Bedford limestone hasTypeLocality Bedford, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana countySeat Bedford, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana largestCity Bedford, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana contains Bedford, Indiana
Lawrence County, Indiana hasCity Bedford, Indiana
James Coleman birthPlace Bedford, Indiana
subject surface form: James S. Coleman
this entity surface form: Bedford, Indiana, United States
Hoosier National Forest nearestCity Bedford, Indiana
Bedford, Iowa namedAfter Bedford, Indiana
Limestone Capital of the World refersTo Bedford, Indiana
Limestone Capital of the World appliesTo Bedford, Indiana
Downtown Bedford Historic District city Bedford, Indiana
Otis Park and Golf Course locatedIn Bedford, Indiana
Limestone Heritage Festival locatedIn Bedford, Indiana
Limestone Heritage Festival city Bedford, Indiana
Times-Mail cityServed Bedford, Indiana
Times-Mail areaServed Bedford, Indiana
this entity surface form: Bedford, Indiana metropolitan area
Times-Mail location Bedford, Indiana
Times-Mail subjectFocus Bedford, Indiana
this entity surface form: Bedford, Indiana community
Lawrence County Courthouse city Bedford, Indiana
East Fork White River flowsThrough Bedford, Indiana
East Fork White River passesNear Bedford, Indiana
Bedford Public Library locatedIn Bedford, Indiana
Bedford Public Library city Bedford, Indiana
Oolitic, Indiana locatedNear Bedford, Indiana
Indiana State Road 37 connects Bedford, Indiana
Paoli, Indiana nearbyCity Bedford, Indiana
A. B. Guthrie Jr. placeOfBirth Bedford, Indiana
Monon Railroad connectsCity Bedford, Indiana