▁business ▁grew ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁corner ▁of ▁South ▁Jefferson ▁and ▁Main ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁Earl ▁Brown ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ▁Richard ▁G . ▁Whit ney ▁joined ▁the ▁firm , ▁forming ▁Brown - Wh it ney - B rown ▁( B W B ). ▁The ▁business ▁has ▁since ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁world - f am ous ▁Grand ma ▁Brown ' s ▁B aked ▁Be ans . ▁ ▁With ▁growth , ▁disease ▁was ▁pre val ent . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁a ▁ch ol era - like ▁disease ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁region , ▁a ▁fatal ▁form ▁of ▁d ys ent ery , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ag ue ▁and ▁b ili ous ▁fe vers . ▁More ▁than ▁one - half ▁of ▁the ▁sett lers ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁to ▁these ▁sc our ges ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁settlement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁public ▁schools ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁districts . ▁The ▁number ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁as ▁new ▁settlement s ▁developed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁a ▁two ▁story ▁brick ▁school ▁housing ▁gr ades ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁second . ▁This ▁was ▁called ▁" The ▁Academy " ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁system ▁by ▁the ▁reg ents ▁in ▁ 1 8