Historical Marker
Reynolds Brigade
Historical marker location:
Atlanta, Georgia
( Marker is on Howell Mill Road, 0.7 miles Peachtree Battle Road, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1984
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.