Editing Dalton, Missouri (section)

===Recent===
Large portions of the [[Tom Sawyer (1973 film)|1973 Tom Sawyer film]] were filmed at the Dalton Cut-Off, especially footage that featured shots of Tom and Huck's adventures on the Mississippi River.<ref>[[Tom Sawyer (1973 film)]]</ref>

In 1979, Dalton resident Rod Skillman was a walk-on for the [[University of Missouri|Missouri]] football team at defensive tackle and later played professionally for the [[New Jersey Generals]] ('83–'84) and [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] ('84–'92).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/nfl-players.html|title=The Fifth Down. The Flea-Kicker. 4.8 Seconds. The page you wanted.|website=www.mutigers.com}}</ref>

As for the village of Dalton today, the decline of the rural economy and flooding have taken their toll. The 1993 flood reduced Dalton to a grain elevator, a post office, two churches, a community center and a few houses. But the small community still celebrates its heritage with the annual Dalton Days festival.<ref name="moriver.org"/>

Today, the Dalton Cut-Off is part of what waterfowl enthusiasts call the "Golden Triangle" because it winters an exceptionally large number of birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitatflats.com/|title=#1 Waterfowl Lodge Network in North America|website=www.habitatflats.com}}</ref>

[[Dalton Vocational School Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>