# @ajcvideo on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Gzn5KMaB6E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69525760-ajcvideo-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-19T14:00:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajcvideo) — https://gondola.cc/ajcvideo

## Caption

For decades, Dalton, Georgia, proudly called itself the "Carpet Capital of the World" — until the costs of relying on a single industry became impossible to ignore. 

As the town continues to reckon with the long‑term impacts tied to its carpet boom today, city officials have also been searching for what comes next. Enter Core Scientific, a massive tech company that arrived as a bitcoin miner, went bankrupt, and is now pivoting to AI and data center infrastructure. 

Local leaders see opportunity, while many residents worry about risk, accountability and what history might repeat. This episode of "Curiosities of the South" explores a major manufacturing city in northwest Georgia caught between its past and a high‑stakes future.

Chapters:
00:00 - Dalton, Georgia: The Carpet Capital of the World
01:07 - Challenges in the Carpet Capital
03:51 - AI Data Centers Are Expanding Across Rural Georgia
05:15 - Locals Didn’t Know this AI Data Center Was Being Built
06:49 - Core Scientific: From Bitcoin Mining to Data Centers
10:23 - Community Opposition: Data Center Rezoning Battle
16:37 - Investigating PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination
23:05 - PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Showing Up in Georgia Blood Tests
24:12 - Families Say PFAS Toxic Chemicals Are Making Them Seriously Sick
26:14 - The PFAS Timeline: Corporate Risks, 3M Reports, and EPA Regulations
28:16 - What's Next For Dalton, Georgia?
30:04 - Thanks For Watching!

Watch other "Curiosities of the South" series episodes:
🎥 We found out what happened to the Georgia Guidestones | Full Episode
https://youtu.be/0YW9_IujbP0

🎥 Why everything you know about the South is wrong | Full Episode
https://youtu.be/Xdiz-7TQ40I

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