Bratt , Florida has much historical significance, both local and national.
Breastworks Road which is one of the many dirt roads in Bratt was a site where Andrew Jackson and his troops camped while fighting the indians.
Bratt was named after a family who lived here in the late 1800s. A man named L. G. Hanks built a store here which contained a post office , but he did not have a name for the town to go on the post office, so he submitted three names for consideration, and Bratt was the one that was chosen. Back then 40 Acres of land would cost a man $2.89 for the whole 40 Acres. The L. G. Hanks family consisted of 15 children and 5 grandchildren all under one roof.
The Atmore Advance
Thursday, September 30, 1976 Page 3A
Bratt School
The First Bratt School Was organized in 1929. Its origination resulted from the combining of two area schools, Wardville and Gilley. The name for the school came from the community name.
The first building which contained classrooms for grades one through eight , was destroyed by fire around 1940. The second Bratt School building was the old "Gym" building which was still on the present campus and used for classes until about 1991, It housed grades one through ten.
The Older part of the present school plant was opened for classes on January 6, 1949, with Mr. Peaden serving as principal. It accommodated grades one through ten. The schools's organization was changed in 1950 by the moving of grade ten to Ernest Ward High School. Mr. E. C.Copeland, then a sixth grade teacher, became the principal. He Held that position until his retirement on june 30, 1981.
A kindergarten program was provided at Bratt School beginning in 1970. In the same year the ninth grade was moved to Ernest Ward High School, leaving Bratt an elementary and middle school.
Davis School was consolidated with Bratt in 1980. A new building program to make room for a planned student population enlargement by the addition of the elementary students from Ernest Ward and the moving of middle school Bratt students to Ernest Ward was completed in 1981. The addition of six classrooms, a cafeteria, and refurbishing of the older existing building completed the preparations. Mr. Charles G. Thomas, Sr. was named principal.
Bratt School became an elementary school in that year, home schoole for kindergarten through grade five for the entire area.
History of Bratt School
Bratt Elementary School
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