White Methodist Church

Historical marker location:

1371 Highway 17, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia

( Marker is on Unicoi Turnpike (Georgia Route 17) 0 miles east of Rabun Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1956

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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.