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Historical marker location:

1016 Andrew Street, Cuthbert, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Andrew Street and Fifth Street, on the left when traveling south on Andrew Street.)

Marker installed: 1986

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.