Dicksie Bradley Bandy
1890 – 1971
Dicksie Bradley Bandy and her husband, following the failure of their country store during the depression, bought hand-tufted bedspreads from local crafters and marketed them in northern cities. The business later became a vital part of the international textile and carpet industry. Equally attentive to philanthropic interests and mindful of the Cherokee Nation’s suppression by the state and federal governments, she led the successful effort to restore the Chief Joseph Vann House in Spring Place. She was active in forming the first library board in Dalton, creating the Dalton Regional Library System, and establishing the Salvation Army in Dalton, for which she was given the William Booth Award.
Mrs. Bandy became a telegraph operator during the First World War when many male operators went into the army. 
Year inducted: 1993
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National Park Service, Trail of Tears, National Historic Trail
Chattsworth
