Historical Marker
The Town Commons
Historical marker location:
Madison, Georgia
( Marker is on Old Post Road, 0 miles west of Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.)
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.