Oglethorpe Monument

Historical marker location:

Jasper, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Chambers Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.