Timeless Blue Ridge Mountain ranges, poignant remains of Cherokee Indian culture, haunting battlefields and burial grounds of the Blue and Gray. These are the images of Dalton, which also is the self-proclaimed carpet capital of the world.

While Dalton has made a name for itself selling carpet, this town is well known for more than that. The Creative Arts Guild is the oldest arts center in Georgia. The guild sponsors an annual fall festival that draws visitors from across the northwest part of the state.