James T. Rayle Post No. 123 Monument

Historical marker location:

111 West Main Street, Lexington, Georgia

( Memorial is on West Main Street (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.