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State GEORGIA DALTON (tourism) (regional info) Americas Best Inns-Dalton Best Western Inn Of Dalton COMFORT INN & SUITES DALTON COUNTRY DALTON COURTYARD DALTON DAYS INN DALTON HAMPTON INN DALTON LA QUINTA INN & SUITES - DALTON Super 8 Motel Dalton TRAVELODGE DALTON MARKET ST Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. The population was 27,912 at the 2000 census; the 2006 estimated population was 33,045. Dalton is located just off Interstate 75 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest Georgia and is the second largest city in northwest Georgia, after Rome. Dalton is home to many of the nation's floorcovering manufacturers. Because of this, Dalton has a highly diverse population with approximately 40% Hispanic or Spanish-speaking residents. Dalton has many historic houses, landmarks and a rich Civil War history. Dalton is home to the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center which showcases the Georgia Athletic Coaches' Hall of Fame and holds events year round. In 2002 Dalton's own Dow Chemical Co., Dalton Plant, ranked in the 60th percentile of the dirtiest facilities in the entire U.S. for "air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants", according to Scorecard.org. On January 18, 2001, Dalton Utilities settled allegations of Clean Water Act violations with the EPA and the State of Georgia by agreeing to pay a $6 million fine and take measures to bring its wastewater systems into compliance. Dalton Utilities manages the electric, natural gas, drinking water and sewer services for the City of Dalton. Regulators had alleged that the utility's land application of sewage contaminated the Conasauga River and groundwater in the area. EPA Press Release 1/18/01. read full wikipedia reference about Dalton, Georgia OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN GEORGIAAcworth Adel Albany Alpharetta Americus Ashburn Athens Atlanta Augusta Austell Bainbridge Brunswick Buford Byron Calhoun Cartersville College Park Columbus Commerce Conyers Cordele Covington Dahlonega Dalton Decatur Douglasville Dublin Duluth Forest Park Forsyth Gainesville Griffin Helen Jekyll Island Kennesaw Kingsland La Grange Lawrenceville Macon Madison Marietta McDonough Milledgeville Morrow Newnan Norcross Peachtree City Perry Pooler Port Wentworth Richmond Hill Ringgold Rome Savannah Smyrna Statesboro Stockbridge Stone Mountain Suwanee Thomasville Tifton Tucker Union City Valdosta Warner Robins Waycross |
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