Near Butler in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tuscaloosa Formation

By David Seibert, January 18, 2010

1. Tuscaloosa Formation Marker

Inscription. The sand clay formation here represents the first prominent Coastal Plain deposits laid upon an ancient floor of granites and gneisses. Southward this formation (Tuscaloosa Upper Cretaceous) becomes more and more deeply buried and contains marine beds. These rocks are more than 60,000,000 years old. Still older Lower Cretaceous rocks underlie them down the dip.

Oil fields of Alabama and Mississippi are from marine beds of this formation, which occur also in Georgia to the south, indicating oil in Georgia too.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 133-1.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.

Location. 32° 37.899′ N, 84° 15.173′ W. Marker is near Butler, Georgia, in Taylor County. Marker is on U.S. 19 0.1 miles south of Jack Peed Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Butler GA 31006, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William Bartram Trail (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Wire Road (approx. 4.9 miles away); Taylor County

By David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Tuscaloosa Formation Marker

Looking north on US Highway 19

(approx. 5.2 miles away); Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative (approx. 6.4 miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 7.4 miles away); Creek Agency - Old Agency (approx. 9.8 miles away); Gen. John B. Gordon (approx. 11.8 miles away).

Categories. • Natural Features •

By David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. Tuscaloosa Formation Marker

The original monopole has been replaced by what appears to be a 4"x 4" piece of wood.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,171 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.