Small House

Historical marker location:

156 Rogers Ave, Macon, Georgia

( Marker is on Rogers Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Clayton Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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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.