Historical Marker
Vernacular Construction
Historical marker location:
490 West Washington Street, Madison, Georgia
( Marker is on West Washington Street (Georgia Route 83) 0 miles north of 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.)
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.