Spalding County

Historical marker location:

Griffin, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and East Bank Street, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street.)

Marker installed: 1956

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.