The Dixie Highway Becomes Dixie Highway

Conceived by regional boosters in 1915, the Dixie Highway linked the Midwest to Florida. Whitfield County's stretch of US 41 broke ground in 1926 and opened in 1929, serving as a major north-south artery until Interstate 75 supplanted it.

The Dixie Highway Becomes Dixie Highway is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 2021. 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 34.6799, -84.9857 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battles of Tilton (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Camp Lewallen Cemetery, The Chase, and a Battle, and Redwine Cove Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.