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Historic Dekalb County

Author: Vivian Price

Publisher: HPN Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1893619893

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An illustrated history of DeKalb County, Georgia, paired with histories of the local companies.

The Vagabond Dreamer

Author: Elizabeth S. Howard

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Howard was a doer as well as a dreamer. He achieved many great things during his lifetime including debating with Clarence Darrow, nominated for president of the United States, and attempted to impeach President Grover Cleveland.

Dekalb County

Author: Judy Fuson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738591459

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Trace the history of DeKalb County, from happenings during the Civil War to its rich natural beauty and landmarks. DeKalb County has a vast and interesting history spanning from Confederate general John Hunt Morgan's raids on the North during the Civil War to the building of Center Hill Dam, which formed a beautiful lake that brings thousands of tourists to the county each year. The lake, encompassing 18,220 acres, displaced thousands of the earliest settlers' descendants along the Caney Fork River. The state legislature established DeKalb County from parts of surrounding counties in 1837. The county was named after Revolutionary War general Johann DeKalb, while the county seat of Smithville was named after state senator Samuel Granville Smith; neither man was from the county.

DeKalb County in Vintage Postcards

Author: Sue Ellen Owens

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2001-10-17

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1439612226

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Before Fulton County, there was DeKalb County; before Atlanta, there was Decatur. It is a community rich in history and the "mother county" of the city of Atlanta. A tiny town called Terminus was established in 1846 and from this early settlement in DeKalb County, the South's most thriving city, its cosmopolitan center, was born. DeKalb County in Vintage Postcards depicts the tranquil days before the boom of Atlanta, revealing a landscape unfamiliar to present-day residents of the area. Postcard scenes of the famed Stone Mountain, Camp Gordon, and the historic neighborhood of Druid Hills are featured within these pages, along with a variety of churches and educational institutions.