Dalton, Georgia

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Dalton, Ga., a city and the county seat of Whitfield Co., 114 m. n.w. of Atlanta, on the Southern, the Western Atlantic and other railroads. Situated in the Cotton Belt, it has an extensive trade in this commodity. Grain and fruits also are grown in the neighboring district. The city has rich mineral resources, iron, manganese and limestone occurring in valuable quantities. Among the industrial works are foundries, machine shops, cotton and lumber mills and manufactories of agricultural implements. Dalton was settled in 1848 and was incorporated in the same year. In the Civil War Dalton was the scene of several minor engagements. Population in 1920, U. S. Census, 5,282.