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Bedford Springs reawakens

After years of neglect, the resort that drew presidents to its healing waters adds spa during $120-million renovation

Dallas developer Keith Evans was skeptical when his business partner told him about a resort property in central Pennsylvania that opened in 1806, had its heyday in the early to mid-1900s and closed in 1984.

Four other developers had spent a few million dollars trying to reopen the historic Bedford Springs Hotel. Each walked away, first selling whatever they could to recoup some of their...

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