Springvale Park

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Waverly Way and Edgewood Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Waverly Way.)

Marker installed: 1956

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.