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