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The DeKalb County seal was created in 1967, by artist Jackson Bailey. The design is based on a passage from Aristotle in which a comparison is made between human progress and the relay race. The background landscape shows planted fields, which is a tribute to DeKalb's heritage as an agrarian community. The date of the county's founding, 1822 ...
The City of Atlanta, in its infancy and until 1853 when Fulton County was created, was entirely in DeKalb County. As the Muscogee (Creek) were slowly being pushed out, the settlers who came into DeKalb were of English, Scotch, and Irish descent coming from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Europe.
Dec 17, 2003 · DeKalb County, a large urban county and a center for education in the Atlanta metropolitan area, was the home county for Atlanta until 1853, when Fulton County was established. DeKalb was created in 1822 from portions of Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties. These lands were opened for settlement after the Indian Springs Treaty of 1821 removed ...
1820 James McC. Montgomery establishes DeKalb County's first settlement, at Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River. 1821 Creek Indians cede territory that will become DeKalb County. Henry County created. 1822 DeKalb with population of 2,500 created from Henry, Fayette and Gwinnett counties, December 9.
- Etymology - Origin of Dekalb County Name
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The county is named after Baron Johann DeKalb who accompanied LaFayette to America and served as a major general in the Continental Army.
DeKalb County was formed in 1822 from parts of Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties. It was the 56th county created in the state and was named after Baron Johann DeKalb who accompanied LaFayette to America and served as a major general in the Continental Army. Decatur was incorporated December 10,1823, and named after Stephen Decatur, a US Naval h...
Stone Mountain Park, one of Georgia's most popular tourist attractions, is located on Gwinnett's border with DeKalb County. Highlights of the 3,200-acre park include a golf course, a 363-acre lake, an antebellum plantation and a carving of Confederate heroes on the world's largest exposed mass of granite. The Fernbank Museum of Natural History, whi...
Rebecca Latimer Felton, born near Decatur, was the first appointed woman US senator from Georgia. For several years she wrote newspaper columns that expressed her beliefs regarding women's suffrage. Following the death of Senator Tom Watson in 1922, the governor appointed Felton to the United States Senate to serve just twenty-four hours, from Nove...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 271 square miles (700 km2), of which 268 square miles (690 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) (1.3%) is water. Dekalb county is located in northwest Georgia. The county is crossed by the South River and numerous creeks, including Nancy Creek, Snapfinger Creek and two forks of...
Higher Education
Emory University, Agnes Scott College, Mercer University and Georgia Perimeter College.
Marker Text: DeKalb County, created by Act of General Assembly Dec. 9, 1822 and including Fulton County until 1853, was named for Baron Johann DeKalb, a native German who fought gallantly for American freedom. Wounded and captured at the Battle of Camden, S.C., August 9, 1780, he died a British prisoner. Most of the early settlers of DeKalb ...
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DeKalb County had a key role in the national Good Roads Movement, several businesses served international clients, and despite big companies moving into the area, there are still places that serve as neighborhood grocery stores. These stories are all essential to understanding DeKalb County’s history. . a) DeKalb County Farm Bureau. 1956.
