Oothcaloga Mission

Historical marker location:

Blackwood, Georgia

( Marker is on Belwood Road, 1.6 miles south of Georgia Route 53, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1959

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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.