Calhoun Depot

Historical marker location:

109 South King Street, Calhoun, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of South King Street and Court Street (Georgia Route 136), on the right when traveling north on South King Street.)

<i>The War Years - 1861 - 1865</i>. Atlanta Campaign Heritage Trail.

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.