Cyrene / Cyrene Institute

Historical marker location:

Brinson, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Dothan Road (U.S. 84) and Cyrene Road, on the right when traveling west on Dothan Road.)

Marker installed: 1986

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.