Editing Bartlett, Texas (section)

==History==
Starting in 1909, Bartlett was the headquarters of the Bartlett-Florence Railway, later the [[Bartlett Western Railroad]], which ran from Bartlett's connection with the [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]] to the cotton processing center of [[Florence, Texas]].<ref name=Myra>{{cite web|url= https://myrahmcilvain.com/2013/05/03/the-four-gospels-railroad/ |title=The Four Gospels Railroad|publisher=Myra H. Mcilvain|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://lhindependent.com/throwback-thursday-loss-florence-landmark-prompts-memories-cotton-gin-operations/ |title=Throwback Thursday: Loss of Florence Landmark Prompts Memories of Cotton Gin Operations|publisher=The Independent, Liberty Hill, November 6, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>    However, that line was abandoned in 1935.<ref name=TSHA>{{cite web|url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bartlett-western-railway |title=Bartlett Western Railway|publisher=Chris Cravens, Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>

In 1914 and 1915, Bartlett was home to [[minor league baseball]]. The [[Bartlett Bearcats]] played as members of the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level [[Middle Texas League]] for two seasons. [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] member [[Ross Youngs]] played for Bartlett in 1915.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}