4th & 23d A.C. Advance

Historical marker location:

Sandy Springs, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Mount Vernon Highway and Old Powers Ferry Road, on the left when traveling east on Mount Vernon Highway.)

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.