Historical Marker
Jackson County Troops Monument
Historical marker location:
36 S.Public Square, Jefferson, Georgia
( Memorial is at the intersection of Sycamore Street (Georgia Route 15/82) and East Public Square, on the right when traveling east on Sycamore Street.)
Marker installed: 2011
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.