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Decatur (/ d ə ˈ k eɪ t ər /) is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, [4] the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address.
However, this segment of the street became part of Decatur Square and is no longer accessible for vehicular traffic. The Sycamore Street neighborhood is bounded by East Ponce de Leon Ave. to the north; the railroad tracks to the south; the Avondale MARTA station to the east; and downtown Decatur to the west.
Decatur station is an underground subway station in Decatur, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This station opened on June 30, 1979. This station opened on June 30, 1979.
Apr. 8—Motorists driving through downtown Decatur might do a double take at a scene out of the late 1800s or early 1900s. A horse-drawn carriage could be traveling along streets such as Bank ...
The area of DeKalb county was acquired by the state of Georgia as a result of the 1821 Treaty of Indian Springs with a faction of the Muscogee (Creek). DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties, took its name from Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a Bavarian-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary ...
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, Five Points was the intersection of two Creek Indian trails, the Peachtree Trail and the Sandtown Trail. In 1845, George Washington Collier opened a grocery store at what is now Five Points, and the store later served as Atlanta's first post office in 1846.
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Jun. 17—A Decatur duo is bringing two newcomers and their high-end custom architectural millwork business, Renaissance Reclaimed, to downtown Decatur. Brent Collins and Benji Heidecker purchased ...