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The Bedford County Courthouse in Shelbyville. Photo by See-Tennessee.com   Bedford County was created in 1807 from parts of Rutherford County. Shelbyville, the county seat, is known internationally as the Walking Horse Capital of the World. Since 1939, Shelbyville has been home to the Walking Horse National Celebration. The Tennessee Walking Horse Museum is located on the Centennial Grounds, while the Centennial's first champion, "Strolling Jim," is buried in nearby Wartrace, which also has its own museum dedicated to the Tennessee walker. Numerous walking horse farms can be found throughout the beautiful rolling hills of the county. Shelbyville is also known for pencils because of Musgrave Pencil Co., one of the largest pencil manufacturers in the world. The elite Webb School in the tiny town of Bell Buckle has produced several Rhodes scholars and three governors since it opened in 1886. Other Bell Buckle attractions are its antique shops and annual RC Cola and Moon Pie festival.

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