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Polk County Courthouse
Bartow, Florida |
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1960 Architect - Photos: Robert Deering 10/16/2006 |
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 1884 Courthouse |
 1909 Courthouse |
COUNTY NAMED FOR: United States president James K. Polk.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Francis S. Bartow, a confederate Colonel from Georgia who was the first confederate Brigade Commander to die in battle.
STANDING: 1909 Neo-Classical courthouse with 1926 addition. This building now serves as the Polk County Historical Museum; Also standing is the 1960 modern courthouse.
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