Echols County

Historical marker location:

Statenville, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 129 and Georgia Route 94, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 129.)

Marker installed: 1954

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.