Old Cross Keys

Historical marker location:

2146 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia

( Marker is at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road NE and Donaldson Drive NE, on the left when traveling east on Johnson Ferry Road NE.)

Marker installed: 1954

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.