David Ragan

Historical marker location:

20 E Main St, Hampton, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street and McDonough Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Hampton Speed Lane. 2020.

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.