Historical Marker

Trigg’s Brigade

Historical marker location:
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
( Marker can be reached from Viniard Road, ½ mile east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1890

Preston’s Division – Buckner’s Corps.

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.
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