James Edward Oglethorpe

Historical marker location:

Savannah, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Bull Street and East Hull Street, on the left when traveling north on Bull Street.)

Marker installed: 1957

(1696-1785).

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.