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Whitfield County's cotton mills ran their own schools to ready future workers: Crown Cotton Mill opened Crown Point School in 1910, the Elk School began in 1919, and the Atcooga School opened in 1925 in the American Thread mill village.
Historical Marker
Milltown Education
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About this site
Milltown Education is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7505, -84.9699 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is The McCarty Neighborhood (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include The McCarty Subdivision, 600 Block of McCamy Street, and Masonic Lodge No. 238.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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