Old Coffee Road

Historical marker location:

Pridgen, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 319 and County Route 321, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 319.)

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.