Statehouse Square

Historical marker location:

Milledgeville, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Wayne Street and East Greene Street, on the right when traveling north on South Wayne Street.)

Marker installed: 1960

Georgia was the site of the first American gold rush, but it was also the site of the first American oil rush. In 1905, oil was discovered in Bibb County, and the state's oil industry began to grow rapidly.