Fitzgerald

Historical marker location:

Fitzgerald, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of West Central Avenue (U.S. 319) and North Grant Street (U.S. 129), in the median on West Central Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1957

The Colony City.

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.