Historical Marker

America’s First Garden Club

Historical marker location:
973 Prince Avenue, Athens, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of Prince Avenue (U.S. 129) and North Chase Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1963

Audiobooks about the history of Georgia.
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.
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