This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Jonathan Bryan, Revolutionary patriot and member of the Executive Council in 1777. The "lost town" of Hardwick on the Ogeechee River was the first temporary County Site. Laid . . . — — Map (db m14952) HM
Built in 1912, this structure was originally
a simple one-room brick cube with barred
windows and an armored door. It was used
to house offenders for short periods for
fighting, public drunkenness and similar
minor offenses.
In 1928, the . . . — — Map (db m15816) HM
