Bedford. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,817), seat of Lawrence co., S
Ind.; inc. 1889. Bedford limestone, quarried there and shipped
all over the world, was used in the construction of the Empire
State Building and the Pentagon. The city also has several small
industrial plants and a foundry. Carvings and the many old stone
buildings and houses are notable. 2 Town (1990 pop. 12,996),
Middlesex co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston; settled
c.1637, inc. 1729. Several pre-Revolutionary houses remain. 3
City (1990 pop. 14,822), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of
Cleveland; settled c.1813 on the site of a Moravian settlement
(1786), inc. as a city 1931. Although chiefly residential, it
has plants that manufacture office furniture, china, rubber
goods, auto parts, processed foods, and tools. 4 City (1990 pop.
43,762), Tarrant co., N Tex., a suburb of Fort Worth; settled
c.1843, inc. 1954. Manufactures include plastic molds and
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