University of Georgia

Historical marker location:

Athens, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of East Broad Street and College Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Broad Street.)

Marker installed: 1991

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.