Prepared for Battle

Historical marker location:

Tybee Island, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from Fort Pulaski Road, 1 mile north of U.S. 80.)

Fort Pulaski National Monument.

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.