Pvt. John E. Washington

Historical marker location:

132 W Solomon St, Griffin, Georgia

( Memorial is on West Solomon Street east of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east.)

U.S. Marine Corps.

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.