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          Lithonia                                                                     Community



          Global Appeal, Community Feel               Community Events                   Characteristics

                                                 September in Lithonia means The Original   •    Population around 2,000
          Lithonia started as a trading       Collard Greens Cultural Festival. The event   •    Listed on the National Register
                                                                                      •    Approximately 1 square mile
          post for a community of             celebrates the traditions and culture of historical   of Historic Places
                                              contributions of African Americans while pro-
          rural farmers. Surrounded           moting family unity, the importance of healthy   •    Great architecture
          by granite, Lithonia means          eating, and the value of living for the wellbeing   •    Thriving downtown
          “stone place,” and the local        of future generations. Every fall the festival takes   •    Strong community leadership
                                                                                     •    City-run farmers market
          granite varietal has been used      place at Lithonia City Park and Amphitheater.   •    Great amenities
                                              Thousands attend and enjoy venders, entertain-
          throughout the U.S. since           ment, and cook-offs, including the category Most   –   Lithonia Park
          the late 1800s.                     Creative Collard Greens. For more information   –   Lucious Sanders
                                              visit collardgreensculturalfestival.com.  Recreation Center
                                                                                       –   PATH trail & Arabia
                                              •  Municipal Complex  |
             The introduction of the railway to the area in                             Mountain
          1845 enabled Lithonia to become the epicenter   Mayor Shameka S. Reynolds   –   Lithonia Amphitheater
          of the regional granite industry. The architecture   6920 Main St., Lithonia, GA 30058
          and historical structures of Lithonia placed the   cityoflithonia.city • 770-482-8136
          city on the National Register of Historic Places   •  DeKalb County Parks & Recreation   •  DeKalb County Parks & Recreation
          and tell the story of the area’s development and   1300 Commerce Dr., #200, Decatur, GA 30030   1300 Commerce Dr., Decatur, GA 30030
          relationships with granite and the railroad.  404-371-2711              404-371-4778


         Dunwoody                             Dunwoody where residents can experience
                                              urban amenities in a suburban setting.

         A Connected Community                        Community Events                Community
                                                 For more than 20 years, Dunwoody has   Characteristics
                                              hosted a five-day springtime festival called
          Dunwoody was named                  the Lemonade Days Festival. This annual event   •    Population around 49,000
                                              is designed to welcome new residents to
          for Charles Archibald               Dunwoody and celebrate community. Families   •    Approximately 13 square miles
          Alexander Dunwody (with             and friends come together to enjoy carnival   •    Engaged community
          just one “o”), the son of           rides, festive food and drink, stage performances,   •    Active hospitality center
                                                                                     •    MARTA station
          one of the founders of a            and the sweet and tangy drink itself – lemonade.   •    Commercial hub
                                              The event is organized by the Dunwoody
          nearby cotton mill. During          Preservation Trust. For more information visit   •    Recognized as an Atlanta
          the 1850s, the area had two         dunwoodylemonadedays.org.               business district
          cotton mills, which made it the     •  City Hall  |  Mayor Lynn Deutsch    •    Home to Ebenezer Primitive
                                                                                      Baptist Church-1829
          largest cotton factory complex       4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE         •    Vibrant arts, theatre and
          in North Georgia. A post             Dunwoody, GA 30338                    entertainment scene
                                               dunwoodyga.gov • 678-382-6973
          office error added a second                                               •    Great greenspace
                                                                                      –   Dunwoody Nature Center
          “o” to the name, and it’s been      •  Parks & Recreation                   –   Brook Run Park
                                               4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE
          Dunwoody ever since.                 Dunwoody, GA 30338                     –   Dunwoody Trailway
                                               678-382-6853                           –   Donaldson-Bannister Farm
             Dunwoody incorporated in 2008 after   •  Public Works Department      •    Respected education and
          experiencing unprecedented growth that   4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE     workforce training institutions
          inspired a three-year, citizen-led initiative to   Dunwoody, GA 30338
          become an official city. Growth continues in   678-382-6863

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