An Unexpected Clash

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Clifton Street SE and Memorial Drive SE (Georgia Route 154), on the left when traveling south on Clifton Street SE.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.