The Taylor-Grady House

Historical marker location:

634 Prince Avenue, Athens, Georgia

( Marker is on Prince Avenue, 0 miles west of Grady Avenue (U.S. 129), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1970

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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.