Seaman First Class Calvin Johnson

Historical marker location:

106 S 5th St, Griffin, Georgia

( Memorial is on South 5th Street north of East Wall Street, on the right when traveling north.)

U.S. Navy.

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.