Historical Marker
Walter T. Johnson House
Historical marker location:
1238 Jefferson Ter, Macon, Georgia
( Marker is on Jefferson Terrace west of Georgia Avenue, on the left when traveling west.)
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.