Bedford Hills is a

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and

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(CDP) in the town of

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. Two New York State prisons for women, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women and Taconic Correctional Facility, are located in the hamlet.

History

When the

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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 Bedford Hills. The Richard H. Mandel House, designed by Edward Durell Stone, was added to the

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in 1996. Bedford Hills is the site of Stepping Stones, the historic home of

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co-founder Bill W. and his wife Lois Burnham Wilson, founder of Al-Anon/Alateen. The home, located at 62 Oak Road in Katonah, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and has become a tour destination for members of 12 Step organizations. The Community House located on Church Street, was originally built in 1919 to serve the needs of returning World War I veterans. Following that time, it was used for potluck suppers, theater productions, and sport activities.

Geography

Bedford Hills is located at (41.2367613, -73.6945751) and its

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is . According to the

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, Bedford Hills has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Local media

''The Record-Review'', a weekly newspaper, reports on local issues in Bedford, Bedford Hills, Katonah, and Pound Ridge. The newspaper began publishing in 1995.

Schools

Bedford Hills Elementary School is a K–5 school that many children in the town attend. Bedford Hills is one of five schools in the Bedford Central School District where older students attend Fox Lane Middle School and High School. Th
Bedford Hills Free Library
is located in Bedford Hills and is a member of the Westchester Library System.

Centennial

In May 2010, Bedford Hills celebrated its centennial with a number of community-wide events, including a scavenger hunt and a pie baking contest. This event celebrated the town's name change from Bedford Station to Bedford Hills. This event was organized with help from the Bedford Hills Historical Museum and its co-presidents, Ellen Cohen and Elin Peterson.

Notable people

Gertrude Berg Gertrude Berg (born Tillie Edelstein; October 3, 1899 – September 14, 1966) was an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. A pioneer of classic old-time radio, radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a ...

, actress, screenwriter, producer. * Glenn Close, actress * Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, actors * Kimya Dawson, musician * Charles Frankel, philosopher * Nan Hayworth, former Congresswoman. * Barnard Hughes, actor * Janet Lee, psychic * Abbie Ives, professional ice hockey player * Michael J. Knowles, American conservative political commentator * George Soros, billionaire hedge fund investor * Julie Strauss-Gabel, editor of acclaimed young adult literature * Bruce Willis, actor

References

External links

All About Bedford: Connecting Our Community With a Click—the most local of news sites on the Town of Bedford, its people and its schools
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