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A Little History of Bedford, Texas

Weldon W. Bobo is considered the founding father of Bedford by local historians.  He arrived in Texas in 1870 and shortly thereafter established a store for travelers to shop and rest. Later Bobo opened a post office in 1877 and operated it out of the front of his residence. The official name given to the post office was Bedford after Bobo's native Bedford County, Tennessee. He also established a grist mill and cotton gin.

The Old Bedford School, which is seeking nomination from the National Register of Historic Places, is significant as it is one of the last surviving traces of the early Bedford community and a tangible link to an era from which few historic (pre-World War II) buildings survive. The building is one of the last vestiges of the rural, unincorporated community of Bedford which developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Agriculture remained the foundation of the local economy during the 1860's and 1870's and was largely subsistence in nature due to limited acreage of tillable land and the poor transportation network.
The Bedford community was consequently relegated to a tertiary position within the county when in 1903 Burlington & Northern decided to bypass Bedford. Another blow occurred in 1905 when a highway linking Dallas and Fort Worth extended through Arlington and Grand Prairie--not Bedford.
In 1909 the post office closed. Bedford's population dwindled to an estimated 50 residents. But despite such setbacks, residents maintained a strong sense of pride and optimism in their community.
Taxpaying citizens of the Bedford Common School District voted overwhelmingly to issue bonds to finance the construction of a new school In 1914. The two-story brick school was an imposing physical landmark in the community for over half a century.

In subsequent years, Bedford retained its dispersed rural character. Most residents were truck farmers who grew a variety of fruits and vegetables.

The era of profound change in Bedford occurred during and immediately following World War II. The town of Bedford was incorporated in 1953 at which time the population stood at 475. Seven years later in 1960 the population skyrocketed to over 2,500. The 1980 census counted over 23, 000 citizens in Bedford and today the number stands at more than 48,000.

A-Action Home Inspection Group has been serving the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex since 1995. Our multi-inspector firm has performed hundreds of inspections in the City of Bedford, Texas.