Historical Marker

Tristram Dalton

Dalton · Whitfield County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Dalton honors Tristram Dalton (1732-1817), a Massachusetts merchant and one of the first U.S. Senators. His grandson Edward White laid out the Georgia city and named it for the senator.

About this site

Tristram Dalton is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 1953. 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 34.7722, -84.9690 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Joseph E. Johnston Memorial (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Western and Atlantic Depot, Martin, William C., House, and Whitfield County Courthouse.

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

📍 34.7722, -84.9690 · Dalton, Whitfield County

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