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Subject:	Re: Liberty, Virginia ?
From:	"W. Scott Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:28:15 -0500
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> Someone using our archival materials asked about "Liberty,
> Virginia".  Apparently it was a town or encampment during the
> 1860's.

Yes, "Liberty" was the seat of Bedford County from 1782 until the 1890s,
when it became "Bedford City". Renamed to "Bedford" in the early 20th
Century.

W. Scott Smith
Executive Director
Bedford Main Street, Inc.
www.bedfordmainstreet.org

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