During the Battle of Decatur

Historical marker location:

Decatur, Georgia

( Marker is on East Court Square, 0.1 miles south of Ponce de Leon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1922

July 22nd 1864

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.