PFC. Lewis N. Brown

Historical marker location:

143 N Hill St, Griffin, Georgia

( Memorial is on West Broad Street west of North Hill Street (Georgia Route 155), on the right when traveling west.)

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.