History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 435
[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] CHAPTER XI. BEDFORD. BY JOSEPH HARKKTT. Tin: town of Bedford is situated about forty miles north of the city of New York. Il is bounded north by Somen and Lewisboro, east by Lewisboro and Poundridge, south by Poundridge and North Cas-tle, and west by New Castle. In shape it is nearly square, except where the Croton River cuts oil' the northwest corner. The surface, like that of the neighboring towns, is greatly diversified, forming here and there ridges, mostly fertile and well cultivated, with valleys be-tween, through which now the principal streams. There are also many hills or peaks, prominent among which are Mount Aspetong, a mile north of Bedford village, and Noname's Hill, called after Noname, one of the Indian chiefs, and Guard Hill, the two last-named in the southern part of the town.