Ola Schoolhouse

Historical marker location:

101 Lake Down Road, McDonough, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from Heritage Park Trail north of Lake Dow Road.)

Marker installed: 2003

Heritage Park Historical Village.

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.