Cpl. Albert R. Goen

Historical marker location:

310 E Solomon St, Griffin, Georgia

( Memorial is at the intersection of South 5th Street and East Solomon Street, on the right when traveling north on South 5th Street.)

U.S. Army.

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.