The Orphan Brigade

Historical marker location:

4740 North Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of North Henry Boulevard (U.S. 23) and Tye Street, on the right when traveling west on North Henry Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.