Hightower Trail

Historical marker location:

Social Circle, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Cherokee Road (Georgia Route 11) and Hightower Trail, on the right when traveling south on South Cherokee Road.)

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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.