Brookhaven Historic District

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Brookhaven Drive NE and East Brookhaven Drive NE, on the left when traveling east on Brookhaven Drive NE.)

National Register of Historic Places

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.