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Encyclopedia > Bedford Hills, New York

Bedford Hills is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York. A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 18,133 at the 2000 census. ...


When the railroad was built in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as Bedford Station. Bedford Hills extends from a business center at the railroad station to farms and estates, eastward along Harris, Babbitt and Bedford Center Roads and south along the Route 117 business corridor up to Mt. Kisco Bedford Hills is the seat of government of the Town of Bedford. The Town House, built in 1927, and Town buildings containing the Police Department and Town offices are located in the hamlet. The hamlet is also the site of the Michael C. Williams Correctional Facility, the largest women's prison in New York State. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Kisco is both a village and a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ...


The Bedford Hills Free Library is located in Bedford Hills and is a member of the Westchester Library System. The Westchester Library System (WLS) is the library system for the citizens of Westchester County, New York. ...

Coordinates: 41°14′12″N, 73°41′40″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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The Town of Bedford New York / The Official Home Page (784 words)
Bedford was part of Connecticut in 1697 when a patent fixed the boundaries as a six-mile square and it wasn't until England's King William issued a royal degree in 1700, to settle a boundary dispute, that Bedford became part of New York.
The original 1680 Bedford settlement was in Bedford Village in the southeastern portion of the Town, with its Village Green and historic buildings dating to the 18th and early 19th centuries.
The Town of Bedford, with its 39.3 square miles encompassing the hamlets of Bedford Village, Bedford Hills and Katonah, is situated in northern Westchester County with a 2000 census of 18,133 residents.
About Bedford Hills (392 words)
Historic Bedford Hills is located in the heart of Northern Westchester County in New York State.
Once known as Bedford Station when the railroad was built in 1847, Bedford Hills extends from the railroad station, to the farms and estates eastwards along Harris and Bedford Center roads, and south along the busy Route 117 business corridor toward Mt. Kisco.
Bedford Hills is also the site of the largest women's prison in New York State, which opened its doors in 1901.
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