Oakland Academy

Historical marker location:

8264 Highway 52 E, Ellijay, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Route 52 and Entrance drive to Oakland Elementary School, on the right when traveling east on State Route 52.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.