- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Calhoun
- Creator:
- Weldon, Jane Powers
- Date of Original:
- 2003-12-17
- Subject:
- Calhoun (Ga.)
Cities and towns--Georgia
Textile industry--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the town of Calhoun, Georgia. Calhoun, earlier called Oothcaloga Depot and Dawsonville, lies in the valley that was the heart of the Cherokee Nation and the site of a major Civil War battle. Today it is the center of northwest Georgia's huge textile industry.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Calhoun," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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