The territory which is now the Village of Bartlett was, at times in the past, a part of Spain, France, Virginia, England, the Northwest Territory, Indiana, the Illinois Territory, and, finally, the State of Illinois. The area was at one time a camping and hunting ground of the Pottawatomie, Ottowa, Miami, and Cherokee Indians. In some of the area woods you can see some cool artifacts.
The original forty acre town site was owned by Mr. Luther Bartlett, a native of Conway, Massachusetts, He came to Illinois by way of Michigan in 1844. The Bartlett family used this site as a “woodlot,” the source of their lumber for buildings and wood for fires.
In 1873, Mr. Bartlett offered the Chicago & Pacific Railroad a right-of-way through his forty acres, as well as a train station site, as an inducement to bring the railroad to the town. The first train came through Bartlett that fall.
The Village was incorporated in 1891. (This is verified at the Village Clerk’s office.) The Village’s first President was George Struckman, who served until 1899 and again from 1901 - 1911.
Bartlett’s population has grown from 360 in 1900, to 3501 in 1970, to over 3629,00 now in 2007. Bartlett has grown from a forty acre town site to an area covering nearly 16 square miles with over 100 miles of streets. The Village now lies in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties.
Visit the Bartlett History Museum Home Page.
Around Bartlett.
Bartlett has some very good places to eat. If you go to the downtown area you will see some nice small places that are very welcoming to everyone and some places that are a bit more upscale and very good food as well.
Bartlett is a place that has a bit of everything and a great place to have a family.
If you like golf they have three golf courses in the town to choose from as well.
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