Bedford

Long considered the county town of Missisquoi, Bedford is located close to the Quebec-Vermont border.

The first settler arrived in 1804. At the end of the 19th century, Bedford was a significant trade centre with the train station, retail stores, agricultural society buldings, Bedford Times newspaper head office, branch of the Exchange Bank, office of the Dominion Telegraph Company, tannery, several manufacturing shops, and smelting works.

Bedford Heritage Route (1, rue Principale, Bedford, 450 248-0550, www.bedfordplus.com): "Discover the pioneers, American loyalists and Anglo-Saxons, who settled in Bedford in 1812. Can be done on foot or by bike. Self-guided tour brochure: • Churches • Bourgeois houses • Stores". Pamphlet available at the Development Corporation and Bedford area. Building of City Hall. Open Mondays to Fridays from 9 am to 16 pm.