Hardee at Road Fork

Historical marker location:

Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Bouldercrest Road, in the median on Fayetteville Road.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.