Fort Braden in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Fort Braden School
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014
1. Old Fort Braden School Marker
Fort Braden was established in 1839 as a military outpost during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). At the end of the war the fort was abandoned, but the small farming community that had developed nearby continued. A school in the Fort Braden area was first mentioned in an 1847 Tallahassee Floridian article reporting tax collections at the Fort Braden schoolhouse. Early education in rural Leon County was provided at small, one-room schools. The education these schools offered was inferior to that of urban areas. Yet over the next 80 years, many of these schools were built in Fort Braden and around the county. Consolidation of the schools was proposed at the turn of the 20th century, but did not start until the 1920s when motorized school buses and improved roadways made it possible to transport students to a centralized location. In 1926, the four-classroom Fort Braden School was constructed, featuring an inset entrance and double doors with molded accents. The school served as an education facility and community center for the next 66 years until 1993 when the new Fort Braden School replaced it. Today, the Old Fort Braden School continues
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Erected 2004 by the Leon County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-502.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 30° 25.567′ N, 84° 32.08′ W. Marker is in Fort Braden, Florida, in Leon County. Marker is on Blountstown Highway (State Road 20) 0.1 miles Five By Five Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15100 Blountstown Highway, Tallahassee FL 32310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 9.6 miles away); a different marker also named Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 9.8 miles away); Bellevue (approx. 11.4 miles away); Soldiers Cemetery (approx. 11.4 miles away); Pat Munroe House (approx. 11˝ miles away); Gadsden County (approx. 11˝ miles away); Gadsden County War Memorial (approx. 11˝ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 11˝ miles away).
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014
2. Old Fort Braden School
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014
3. Old Fort Braden School Entrance
Now used as a community center.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 7, 2014
4. Community Center Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
