Savannah Sugar Refinery Explosion

Historical marker location:

201 Oxnard Drive, Port Wentworth, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Oxnard Drive and Sugar Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)

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.