Bailes Cobb Co.

Historical marker location:

358 E Howell St, Hartwell, Georgia

( Marker is on East Howell Street (U.S. 29) east of Carolina Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.