The Ogeechee River

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Georgia

( Marker is on U.S. 221, 0.2 miles east of Bostic Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.)

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.