Why are there so many carpet wholesalers in Dalton, GA?
The questions are inter-related. Below is a listing of the major carpet manufacturers, and as you can see, many are located in the Dalton, GA area. Even many of the carpet manufacturers who are listed in California or New York or Pennsylvania have carpet manufacturing facilities located in Dalton, GA. Dalton also is becoming a center for manufacturing of laminate flooring, hardwood flooring, area rugs, vinyl flooring, and ceramic tile, with many carpet manufacturers building or converting plants for the dedicated production of these flooring materials. Dalton has now become the flooring capital of the world. The original reason for the carpet manufacturing being located in Dalton is truly an American-made Horatio Alger success story. The modern tufted carpet industry has been attributed to a “little old lady” from the Dalton area, Catherine Evans Whitener, who needed a little more milk and egg money than her chickens and cows could produce. Mrs. Whitener began manufacturing hand-made c
