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1972 Map of Dalton North

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Dalton North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The city of Dalton serves as the industrial and civic heart of this North Georgia landscape, shown during a period of late-twentieth-century growth. The urban grid is dense with historic infrastructure, including the West Hill Cemetery, the City Hall, and numerous neighborhood schools like Roan St Sch and Morris St Sch. Industrial activity is evident in the rail corridors of the Southern and Seaboard Coast Line, alongside a massive Quarry carved into Cedar Ridge.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into the ridge-and-valley topography of Hamilton Mountain and the winding course of Coahulla Creek. Notable landmarks like The Ninetyseven Springs and Haig Mill Lake define the rural pockets north of town. The map documents smaller communities such as Pleasant Grove and Dawnville, characterized by country churches like Macedonia Ch and Bethel Ch, reflecting the area's deep-rooted settlement patterns.