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“It’s a new day” for DeKalb County Stonecrest, DeKalb’s newest city, of DeKalb’s many walking trails and
residents. With a unique mix of has a population of an estimated dog parks. DeKalb is home to one of
culture and extracurricular activities, 50,000 residents and is the fourth Georgia’s most popular attractions,
DeKalb is home to many new city to incorporate in DeKalb in recent Stone Mountain Park, located in
amenities. years. Dunwoody formed in 2008, DeKalb County on 3,200 acres. The
Brookhaven in 2012 and Tucker in park features a variety of family
DeKalb was established from areas 2016. activities and offers history, shopping,
of Henry County, Fayette County hiking and a laser show at night.
and Gwinnett County. The county DeKalb County has an excellent
has plenty to offer its residents and transportation system with DeKalb County also has a diverse
visitors alike. From food, shopping, interstates 285, 85 and 675 and is school system. The county’s school
walking trails and museums there is home to DeKalb Peachtree Airport. system is one of the largest in the
plenty to do. The county is also served by the state. The DeKalb County School
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit District is Georgia’s third largest
The county, named after Baron Authority (MARTA) with rail and bus school system and serves nearly
Johann de Kalb who aided colonists services. 102,000 students, 137 schools and
in a fi ght for independence, is nearly centers and 15,500 employees.
270 square miles. DeKalb has plenty of unique retail DeKalb also features a variety of
shops and malls including Northlake higher education institutions such
Decatur, Avondale Estates, Mall, Perimeter Mall, Gallery at South as Oglethorpe University, Georgia
Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, DeKalb Mall, the Mall at Stonecrest Perimeter College, Mercer University-
Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine and North DeKalb Mall featuring Atlanta, Columbia Theological
Lake, Stonecrest, Stone Mountain and stores such as Macy’s, Burlington Seminary, DeVry University, Georgia
Tucker all call DeKalb County home, Coat Factory, Old Navy and many Piedmont Technical College, Agnes
including portions of unincorporated others. Scott College, Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta. and Georgia Military College.
Dog owners may want to explore one

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