Talk:Bedford, Indiana
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[edit] Wesleyan?
I'm a resident of Bedford and I've never heard of this MED 302 thing that's supposed to make us a 'technology powerhouse'. Sounds like hype to me, but maybe I just haven't been listening. Rarr 00:02, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gus Grissom
I removed Gus Grissom from the list of residents born in Bedford because he wasn't born there. He was born in Mitchell, Indiana, as is stated clearly on both the Mitchell, Indiana page and the Gus Grissom page. - Rantabout 19:28, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] JT Syrgley
Who is this guy? Only two Medals of Honor have been awarded to soldiers during the most recent war with Iraq, and both were posthumous. I don't agree with the rationale for removing him, since a Medal of Honor recipient would certainly be notable enough to include on this page, but as it stands JT appears to be pure fiction or vandalism. Rarr 02:35, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Founded in early 1900s under its present name
I was raised in Bedford and I'm fairly certain that this is wrong. I think this is perhaps early 1800s. As I recall, the first site of the town (may not have been named Bedford) was nearer the White River, which is not in the city limits now, but was moved due to Malaria in the 1800s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JordanHenderson (talk • contribs) 23:18, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm striking the part about Bedford being founded in early 1900s under its present name. I can't prove authoritatively that this is wrong, but http://www.countyhistory.com/lawrence/start.html this link is strongly suggestive that it's wrong. It says that Lawrence County's seat was Bedford in 1825 and it shows a Map that appears to be from the early 19th century that shows Bedford. This is my first Wikipedia encyclopedic contribution, I've read over the intro documents and I'm not sure I'm doing this right, but I'm doing it. JordanHenderson 14:03, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Found and added some Early History. Not sure I cited the EB1911 correctly.JordanHenderson (talk) 15:53, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Jim Flick and Mark Wood
Whoever added these people to the list of notable residents of Bedford might consider adding at least stub articles on them. I'm finding a [Jim Flick Biography] that does mention his accomplishments as a teacher and mentions his connection to Bedford.
I don't really feel comfortable doing stubs on them myself, knowing next to nothing about them or Golf.
Note that there are a number of Mark Wood references in Wikipedia, none of which is the Golf Teacher from Bedford. That's a good enough reason to do a stub.JordanHenderson (talk) 17:13, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
