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Dalton, city (1990 pop. 21,761), seat of Whitfield co., extreme NW Ga., in the Appalachian valley; inc. 1847. It is a highly industrialized city in a farm area. Its large tufted-textile industry was begun in the late 1800s and still remains important; the city is the center of the U.S. carpet industry. In the Civil War, Dalton (Confederate headquarters after the Chattanooga campaign) fell to Gen. Sherman in the Atlanta campaign (1864). The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is nearby, as is a state park. Dalton John. 1766--1844, English chemist and physicist, who formulated the modern form of the atomic theory and the law of partial pressures for gases. He also gave the first accurate description of colour blindness, from which he suffered Dalton gang bank robbers of late 1800s; killed in shootout (1892). [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 15–16] See : Outlawry How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prior to joining Tishman Construction, he served as president of his own firm, the Dalton Advisory Group LLC. In late 1997, the Dalton Process Improvement Cross Functional Team began to investigate methods to reduce costs associated with the finishing operations of their higher volume castings. Captain Jack And The Dalton Gang: The Life And Times Of A Railroad Detective by John J. |
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