Bedford, Massachusetts

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Bedford, Massachusetts is a historic suburban town northwest of Boston known for its Revolutionary War heritage and residential character.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 339
781
borders Billerica, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Burlington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Carlisle, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Middlesex County, Massachusetts
directionFromBoston northwest
governmentType open town meeting
hasAirport Laurence G. Hanscom Field
hasElementarySchool Lt. Eleazer Davis Elementary School
Lt. Job Lane Elementary School
hasFormOfTransport MBTA bus service
hasHighSchool Bedford High School (Massachusetts)
hasHistoricDistrict Bedford Center Historic District
hasHistoricEvent participation in Battles of Lexington and Concord
hasHistoricSite Bedford Flag
Job Lane House
Two Brothers Rocks
hasLandUse commercial corridors along major roads
primarily residential
hasLibrary Bedford Free Public Library
hasMajorRoad Interstate 95
Massachusetts Route 62
U.S. Route 3 NERFINISHED
hasMiddleSchool John Glenn Middle School
hasRevolutionaryWarHeritage true
hasRiver Concord River NERFINISHED
Shawsheen River NERFINISHED
hasSymbol Bedford Flag
hasTrail Minuteman Bikeway
Reformatory Branch Rail Trail
hostsFacility Hanscom Air Force Base
incorporatedInYear 1729
knownFor Revolutionary War history
suburban residential character
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Boston, Massachusetts
partOfMetropolitanArea Greater Boston
postalCode 01730
region New England
schoolDistrict Bedford Public Schools
settledInYear 1640s
state Massachusetts

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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