History of Hart County (GA), John William Baker, 1933, 3rd printing 2000, Wolfe Publishing, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32035, located in the Hart County GA Library, abstracted by Teresa McVeigh 4 June, 2004 p. 39 First Jail The first jail for the county was a wooden two-story building, located on Lot No. 6, in the original plan of the town of Hartwell, which lot was bought by the Judges of the Inferior court from Micajah CARTER, for the sum of $50.57. The contract for the building of the jail was let by the Justices of the Inferior Court to Judge Noah LOONEY, for the contract price of $905.00 on 13th day of April, 1855, and for the faithful performance of carrying out the contract Judge LOONEY executed a bond payable to the Justice of the Inferior Court in the sum of $1810.00 and gave John D. PARKER as security on said bond. As stated this jail was a two-story building, weatherboarded and painted on the outside. We have no record of the inside structure or how the walls and the other parts were arranged. On December 17, 1855 Judge LOONEY was given an extension of time in which to complete the contract which prolonged until March 1st, 1856. p. 52 Second County Jail The first jail, which was built by Judge Noah LOONEY during the year 1855-6, was destroyed by fire some time prior to December 4, 1866, as it appears of record that the Justices of the Inferior court on that date contracted with John A. JOHNSON for the erection of a new jail. p 131-2 Parkertown (Academy) The first school in the community was known as Pulliam's Academy, and later located at Parkertown and known as shola Creek Academy. The School at Parkertown was famous all over northeast Georgia. It is said that the school building was the first in this section to be fitted with glass windows. It was built in 1845 and the first teacher was C.H. SPEARS, a pupil of Cecil HAMMOND, a graduate of Yale, who taugh school at Carnesville, Ga., for years. SPEARS taught the school one year and was succeeded by Morgan H. LOONEY, a classmate of his at HAMMOND's school. After Morgan H. LOONEY had taught the school for several years, Hon. B.B. PARKER took charge of the school. He, assisted by his wife, successfully taught the school for many years. [Blanton Benjamin PARKER, Jr.'s wife was Sarah Ann LOONEY, dau. of Noah and sister of Morgan H. LOONEY.] Teresa McVeigh New Orleans, LA