The lush Bedford Springs Resort, which closed in 1990, is being restored to its 1905 splendor. Included will be a coating of robin's egg shade called Bedford Blue that symbolizes the resort's reputation as a font of seven mineral springs.

Recently, the surrounding Allegheny Mountains echoed with the sounds of hammers, drills and buzzing saws as workers readied the classic resort for its July 1 opening.

Guests are booked for July; weddings are scheduled in July and August. Utility lawyers and pharmaceutical industry representatives are booked for the fall.

In its recreational glory days, the hotel hosted Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Samuel Wanamaker, Nathaniel Hawthorne and seven U.S. presidents, including its most ardent fan, James Buchanan, who used it as his summer White House from 1857 to 1861.

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