 In 1826, the Georgia General Assembly granted title to much of the undeveloped town to Urbanus Dart and William R. Davis.Soon after the title was granted, Brunswick had a courthouse, a jail, and about thirty houses and stores.Along with the founder of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad, Thomas Butler King of St. Simons Island, Dart and Davis formed a company to construct a canal north to the Altamaha River, connecting the natural port with interior plantations.