Historical Marker
Charles James Munnerlyn / Refuge
Historical marker location:
Bainbridge, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of Faceville Highway (Georgia Route 97) and Green Shade Road, on the left when traveling south on Faceville Highway.)
Marker installed: 1985
1822 ~ 1898.
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.