George Whitefield

Historical marker location:

Dalton, Georgia

( Marker is on North Thornton Avenue (U.S. 41) just north of West Crawford Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1953

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.