General John B. Gordon

Historical marker location:

Thomaston, Georgia

( Memorial is at the intersection of South Center Street and East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on South Center Street.)

Marker installed: 1938

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.