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    Bartow (/ˈbɑːrtoʊ/ BAR-toh) is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed...
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    Bartow Senior High School is the only high school in Bartow, Florida. It resulted from a merger of the whites-only Summerlin Institute and Union Academy...
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    The history of Bartow, Florida spans over 150 years, although humans have inhabited the area for close to 12,000 years. Established in 1851 by Redding...
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    southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A. It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and...
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    of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. Its county seat is Bartow, and...
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    Bartow Executive Airport (IATA: BOW, ICAO: KBOW, FAA LID: BOW) is a public airport four miles (6 km) northeast of Bartow, in Polk County, Florida. It...
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  • Lake Hancock is north of Bartow, Florida in Polk County, Florida. It is ecologically important. Lake Hancock is located in the Polk Upland area between...
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  • Public primary and secondary education in Bartow, Florida is operated by the Polk County School Board. Polk County Schools operates 3 high schools, 2...
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  • Union Academy is a magnet middle school in Bartow, Florida. It dates to 1897 when it opened as an elementary school for African Americans. It was expanded...
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  • Evergreen Cemetery is a historic African American cemetery in Bartow, Florida. In 2014, the city commission passed a resolution to acquire the cemetery...
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