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Bartow, FL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofbartow.net/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.bartowchamber.com/

Population:
15340 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1851 (settled), 1867 (renamed), 1-Jul-1882 (town), 1887 (city)

County:
Polk County

Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, renamed Bartow after Francis S. Bartow, former US Congressman and later a brigade commander killed at the First Battle of Manassas.

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Bartow High School, Bartow, FL
1887

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Spessard Holland
Politician
10-Jul-1892 6-Nov-1971 Governor and Senator from Florida
Ray Lewis
Football
15-May-1975   NFL linebacker charged with murder, pled out
Tracy McGrady
Basketball
24-May-1979   All-Star NBA forward
Adam Putnam
Politician
31-Jul-1974   Congressman from Florida, 2001-11

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Spessard Holland
Politician
10-Jul-1892 6-Nov-1971 Governor and Senator from Florida



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