GENERAL - The city is located in northeast Tarrant County and was settled in the late 1840s.  Milton Moore of North Carolina established a community between Fort Worth and Grapevine.  Weldon Bobo came to the area and established a general store and gristmill to serve the area farmers in the 1870s.  Bobo and a group of farmers agreed to name the community Bedford, after the county in Tennessee from which many of them had come.  The community grew and was also the home of Bedford College, founded in 1882.  The combination high school junior college survived until fire gutted the building in 1893.  In the early 1900s, the Dallas-Fort Worth Interurban rail line built south of the Trinity River to other nearby communities.  In 1903 the Rock Island Railroad bypassed the city. Growth halted until the construction of nearby military bases and defense plants during World War II.  Like most cities in the Metroplex, growth continues to parallel those of other cities in the giant suburban area.

LAKES - Dallas, Eagle Mountain, Grapevine, and Joe Pool

IMAGISPHERE - A children's museum featuring hands-on activities for kids 2-12.  There is a log cabin where children can pretend to be pioneers; a weaving loom; a geology exhibit called "Our dynamic Earth" and much, much more.  Open Tues. - Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 - 5 p.m. No strollers, food, or beverages are allowed in the building.  In Old Bedford School, at 2400 School Lane.

OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL -  This is a restored 1915 vintage schoolhouse which features a visitors center and an authentically furnished 1915 classroom.  The site also had auditorium for special performances.  Open Tues. - Sat. 9:30 - 5 p.m. sun. 1 - 5 p.m. Closed major holidays.  Special arrangements for groups may be made by calling ahead.  At 2400 School Lane; just north of the Texas 121/Texas 183 intersection.  Exit on Bedford Road; School Lane is first left turn after Forest Ridge Drive.