 After the war life resumed and the first school was built in 1866 and was located at what is now the SE corner of Hillcrest Road and Longview road; the land was donated by local farmer George Hedges and the school named Hedges school.A later structure, Hickman School, was built in 1916 after consolidation with Jones school two miles west and was the first permanent brick school.It was located at what is now the corner of Longview Road and Grandview Road, about 1/2 mile west of the original.