 Records show that Glynn Academy, the first public building, was built in 1819; it closed four years later due to lack of attendance.The school soon re-opened, however, and in 1840, a new building was erected on Hillsborough Square, the present location of Glynn Academy.In 1826, the Georgia General Assembly granted title to much of the undeveloped town to Urbanus Dart and William R. Davis.