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Spirit T AB LE O F
of DEKalb CONTENTS
BICENTENNIAL 1822-2022
5 The Spirit of DeKalb
by Frankie L. Atwater, Sr.

6 DeKalb County Timeline
Indigenous Caretakers
23 Leading the Southeast in Innovation
of the Land
Since before the land we now call Georgia,
DeKalb County is the ancestral homeland DeKalb Municipalities
for both the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and
Cherokee Nation. 29 Atlanta
8
31 Avondale Estates
32 Brookhaven
35 Chamblee
The Founding of
DeKalb County 1822 37 Clarkston
English, Scot, and Irish settlers from 39 Decatur
Virginia, the Carolinas, and from
Europe were moving into the area. 40 Doraville
DeKalb County was established in 1822 Dunwoody
th
10 as Georgia’s 56 county. 41
43 Pine Lake
44 Lithonia
45 Stonecrest
46 Stone Mountain

49 Tucker

14 17 50 Leaders of DeKalb

52 Luminaries of DeKalb County
Entering the Mid-20th
Centennial Era Century DeKalb 58 The CEOs of DeKalb County
In areas where Civil War battles One hundred years after the Georgia
and fires occurred, residents rebuilt Railroad was laid down, General 62 DeKalb County
factories and mills, railroads, bridges, Motors opened a Doraville factory Board of Commissioners
and homes. Colleges flourished. that increased population and 66 Looking Toward DeKalb’s Future
Atlanta was growing and becoming industry. Additionally, Atlanta was
the rail hub for the Southeast. becoming the heart of the American 69 In Their Own Words
civil rights movement. DeKalb’s Leaders on the Future

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