United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575Weldon, Jane Powers2003-12-17Encyclopedia 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.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Calhoun (Ga.)Cities and towns--GeorgiaTextile industry--GeorgiaCalhounText