Johnny Mercer

Historical marker location:

226 East Gwinnett Street, Savannah, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of E Gwinnett St and Lincoln St on E Gwinnett St.)

Marker installed: 2006

(1909 - 1976).

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.