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Pratt was named after Caleb Pratt, a young Civil War officer from the KS Infantry, who was killed in the Battle of Wilson Creek near Springfield Mo.  He had probably never been to Pratt.
 
In addition to the rich prairie history , which included the typical "town seat" wars of that time, Pratt has an abundance of other history as well.
 
Pratt is located just north of Medicine Lodge, where the great council of the Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahoes, Apaches and Cheyennes Indians relinquished their claims to their hunting grounds in Kansas.  It was not until after that agreement that any White Man ever entered Pratt County to homestead and claim a right to the soil.
 
Trapper Skunk Johnson is a legend in the area.  The story goes that he hunted and trapped, but because of the Indians, lived in a cave, which was easier to conceal.  A successful trapper, and after two years of being in the area, he had his first encounter with the Indians.  To avoid discovery, he knew his only safe place would be in his cave where he hid, which he did.  The Indians, however, did discover his hiding place, but not before he had managed to tunnel back farther out of sight and was able to fend off the Indians.  After exhausting his supply of food he kept alive by consuming the skunk oil he had rendered from the animals he caught during the winter.  He left the country shortly after this.
 
The railroad was a great contributor to the economy of Pratt and the area and still remains a major economic force.  WWII brought a tremendous amount of change to the area with the Army Airfield Base located at what is now the Pratt Airport Industrial Park.  Playing a major role in the war, B-29's trained in Pratt and many WWII notables trained at this base including those men on the Enola Gay.  The airfield began in September of 1942 and was closed in 1946 but the history still remains.
 
Agriculture has been and still remains the mainstay of the economy.  Having seen many changes over the years, crops have changed to include irrigation and a larger variety of crops along with raising cattle.
 		     
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