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Historical Markers and War Memorials in DeKalb County

 
Clickable Map of DeKalb County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg DeKalb County, AL (35) Cherokee County, AL (46) Etowah County, AL (37) Jackson County, AL (39) Marshall County, AL (42) Chattooga County, GA (11) Dade County, GA (16) Walker County, GA (371)  DeKalbCounty(35) DeKalb County (35)  CherokeeCounty(46) Cherokee County (46)  EtowahCounty(37) Etowah County (37)  JacksonCounty(39) Jackson County (39)  MarshallCounty(42) Marshall County (42)  ChattoogaCountyGeorgia(11) Chattooga County (11)  DadeCounty(16) Dade County (16)  WalkerCounty(371) Walker County (371)
Fort Payne is the county seat for DeKalb County
Adjacent to DeKalb County, Alabama
      Cherokee County (46)  ►
      Etowah County (37)  ►
      Jackson County (39)  ►
      Marshall County (42)  ►
      Chattooga County, Georgia (11)  ►
      Dade County, Georgia (16)  ►
      Walker County, Georgia (371)  ►
 
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1 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Collinsville — Collinsville Historic District —
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Collinsville — Fires and Floods —
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
3 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Collinsville — Indian Mound, Inn, and Church Site —
On Alabama Route 68, on the right when traveling west.
4 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Crossville — Town of Crossville —
On Main Street (Alabama Route 68) at Gaines Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
5 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Alabama — "The Boys From Fort Payne" — 2006 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee —
On Gault Avenue North (US Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Gault Avenue North (US Highway 11).
6 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Boom Town Historic District —
On 5th Street south of Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Cherokee Indian Removal —
On Godfrey Avenue at Logan Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Godfrey Avenue.
8 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Confederate Monument —
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) at 5th Street (Alabama Route 35), on the right when traveling north on Gault Avenue North.
9 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Fort Payne Cabin Historic Site —
Near 4th Street near Gault Avenue South (Alabama Route 35) when traveling east.
10 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Fort Payne Opera House —
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) at 5th Street Northtwest, on the right when traveling west on Gault Avenue North.
11 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Fort Payne’s Fort —
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
12 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Indians, Settlers, and Tourists — Little River Canyon National Preserve —
Near Little River Falls Overlook Trail, 0.1 miles west of State Road 35.
13 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Lebanon —
On County Road 293 at County Road 52, on the right when traveling south on County Road 293.
14 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Lebanon Courthouse —
On County Road 52 at County Road 293, on the left when traveling west on County Road 52.
15 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Main Street Historic District —
On Gault Avenue South (U.S. 11) at 2nd Street SW, on the left when traveling north on Gault Avenue South.
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16 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Sequoyah — (1760-1843) —
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Sequoyah | Socks | Song | Scenery — 200 Years of Local History —
18 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Site of the Willstown Mission — 1823-1839 —
On 38th Street Northeast south of Godfrey Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
19 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Trail of Tears — John Benge Route — Fort Payne, Alabama to Oklahoma —
On Glenn Boulevard SW (Alabama Route 35) at Airport Road West, on the right when traveling west on Glenn Boulevard SW.
20 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Trail of Tears – 1838 — Little River Canyon National Preserve —
Near Little River Falls Overlook Trail, 0.1 miles west of Alabama Route 35.
21 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Whittler's Corner —
Near Gault Avenue N (U.S. 11) at 4th Street.
22 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Wills Town Mission —
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
23 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Geraldine — Town of Geraldine: Home of the Bulldogs —
On Alabama Route 75, 0.1 miles east of Main Street (Alabama Route 227), on the right when traveling north.
24 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Henagar — The Road to Chickamauga —
On County Road 743, 0.1 miles west of State Highway 117, on the left when traveling north.
25 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Mentone — Sally A. Howard Memorial Chapel — Built 1937 —
On County Road 165 at County Road 617, on the right when traveling east on County Road 165.
26 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Mentone — The A. A. Miller Dam —
On County Road 613, 0.5 miles south of County Road 650/935, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Mentone — Town Of Mentone —
On State Highway 117, on the right when traveling north.
28 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Rainsville — McCurdy House —
On McCurdy Avenue North (State Highway 75) at Main Street (State Highway 35), on the right when traveling south on McCurdy Avenue North.
29 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — POW-MIA Memorial —
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail — Hernando De Soto In Alabama —
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
31 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail —
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
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32 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — Veterans Memorial —
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — Wills Town —
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
34 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Valley Head — Former Site Of Battelle —
On Winston Street at Sulphur Springs Road, on the right when traveling north on Winston Street.
35 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Valley Head — Site of Cherokee Council Tree —
On Railroad Avenue at Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Avenue.
36 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Ashford Park — 044-70 — Oglethorpe University —
On Peachtree Road (Georgia Route 141) at Lanier Drive, on the right when traveling south on Peachtree Road.
37 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Ashford Park — 044-10 — The Samuel House Plantation —
On Peachtree Road (Georgia Route 141) 0 miles north of Ashford Dunwoody Road, on the right when traveling south.
38 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Buckhead — Brookhaven Historic District — National Register of Historic Places —
On Brookhaven Drive NE at East Brookhaven Drive NE, on the left when traveling east on Brookhaven Drive NE.
39 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Candler Park — 044-40 — Logan’s 15th A.C. Line —
On DeKalb Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Candler Street, on the right.
40 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Candler Park — 044-39 — Noon Under the Trees
On Dekalb Avenue NE at Oakdale Road NE, on the right when traveling west on Dekalb Avenue NE. Reported missing.
41 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Candler Park — 044-41 — Restoring the Line —
On DeKalb Avenue at Elmira Place, on the right when traveling west on DeKalb Avenue.
42 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Candler Park — 044-037 — Sweeny's Division Encamped —
On McLendon Avenue NE, 0.1 miles east of Candler Park Drive NE, on the right when traveling west.
43 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Candler Park — 60-13 — The March to the Sea —
On Moreland Avenue NE (U.S. 23) at North Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Moreland Avenue NE.
44 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Constitution — 044-59 — Hardee’s March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road —
On Fayetteville Road, 0.1 miles south of Fleetwood Drive, on the right when traveling north.
45 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — 044-28 — 4th A.C. at Durand's Mill —
On Briarcliff Road NE (Georgia Route 42) at Old Briarcliff Road NE, on the right when traveling north on Briarcliff Road NE.
46 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — 044-84 — Alpha Delta Pi — Memorial Headquarters —
On Ponce de Leon Avenue (U.S. 78) near Oakdale Road NE, on the right when traveling west.
47 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — 044-29 — Closing the Gap —
On Briarcliff Road (Georgia Route 42) 0.1 miles north of University Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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48 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — Historic Ground —
On Briarcliff Road (Georgia Route 42) 0.1 miles south of Old Briarcliff Road, on the right when traveling north.
49 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — Lophorhothon atopus — “Crested Nose” —
Near Clifton Road, on the right when traveling east.
50 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Porter Turner — Community Remembrance Project —
On Oakdale Road NE at South Ponce De Leon Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Oakdale Road NE.
51 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-64 — Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C. —
On Haas Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Glenwood Road (Georgia Route 260).
52 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-62 — Cleburne's & Maney's Divs. —
On Flat Shoals Avenue at Ormewood Avenue on Flat Shoals Avenue.
53 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-65 — Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear —
On Patterson Avenue at Metropolitan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Patterson Avenue.
54 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-45 — Death of McPherson —
On McPherson Avenue at Monument Avenue SE, on the left when traveling west on McPherson Avenue.
55 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-69 — Fuller's Div. 16th A.C.
Near East Side Avenue at McPherson Avenue. Reported missing.
56 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-56 — Hardee at Road Fork —
On Fayetteville Road at Bouldercrest Road, in the median on Fayetteville Road.
57 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-68 — Historic Ground --1864 —
On McPherson Avenue at Monument Avenue SE, on the left when traveling west on McPherson Avenue.
58 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-63 — Maney's Div. in the Battle of Atlanta —
On Pendleton Street, 0.1 miles east of Brownwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
59 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-52 — Terry's Mill Pond —
On Glenwood Avenue SE (County Route 260) at Wilkinson Drive SE on Glenwood Avenue SE.
60 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, East Atlanta — 044-55 — Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr. —
On Fayetteville Road, 0.3 miles south of Fay St, on the right when traveling south.
61 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Edgewood — 044-043 — Gresham's Division —
On Memorial Drive SE (County Route 154) 0.1 miles east of Memorial Terrace SE, on the left when traveling west.
62 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Edgewood — 044-44 — McPherson's Last Ride —
On Memorial Drive SE (County Route 154) 0.1 miles east of Memorial Terrace SE, on the right when traveling west.
63 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Emory Village — 044-27 — Durand's Mill —
On Old Briarcliff Road at Old Briarcliff Way, on the right when traveling north on Old Briarcliff Road.
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64 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Grant Park — This Line of Breastworks —
Near Boulevard at Atlanta Avenue.
65 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Gresham Park — 044-57 — Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House —
On Key Road, 0.4 miles north of Bouldercrest Rd SE, on the left when traveling north.
66 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Gresham Park — 044-58 — Site: Cobb’s Mill —
On Key Road, 0.4 miles north of Bouldercrest Rd SE, on the left when traveling north.
67 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-49 — An Unexpected Clash —
On Clifton Street SE at Memorial Drive SE (Georgia Route 154), on the left when traveling south on Clifton Street SE.
68 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-47 — Bate’s Battle Line
On Memorial Drive SE (County Route 154) 0.2 miles east of Wilkinson Drive SE, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
69 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-53 — Bate's Div. at Terry's Mill Pond —
On Glenwood Avenue (Georgia Route 260) at Interstate 20, on the right when traveling east on Glenwood Avenue.
70 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-46 — Battle of Atlanta Began Here —
On Clay Street SE at Memorial Drive SE (Georgia Route 154), on the right when traveling south on Clay Street SE.
71 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-050 — Mersy’s Brigade —
On Memorial Drive SE (County Route 154) at Dixie St. SE on Memorial Drive SE.
72 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-38 — Sweeny's March South —
On Clay Street NE at Hosea L. Williams Drive NE, on the left when traveling south on Clay Street NE.
73 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Kirkwood — 044-42 — Wheeler Delays Blair —
On Hosea L WIlliams Dr SE at Clay St NE, on the left when traveling west on Hosea L WIlliams Dr SE.
74 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, North Brookhaven — 044-5 — Dodge's 16th A.C. Camp on Nancy's Creek —
On Ashford-Dunwoody Road at Harts Mill Road NE, on the right when traveling south on Ashford-Dunwoody Road.
75 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, North Brookhaven — Ivy Street —
On "Ivy Street" drive on Marist Campus, 0.1 miles west of Ashford-Dunwoody Road, on the right when traveling west.
76 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, North Brookhaven — 044-7 — Old Cross Keys —
On Johnson Ferry Road NE at Donaldson Drive NE, on the left when traveling east on Johnson Ferry Road NE.
77 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, North Ormewood Park — 044-67 — Leggett's Hill —
On Moreland Avenue at Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south on Moreland Avenue.
78 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Northeast Plaza — 044-13 — Wm. Johnston's Mill —
On Briarwood, 0.2 miles south of Buford Highway (Georgia Route 13), on the left when traveling south.
79 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Northlake — 044-18 — Site: Henderson’s Mill —
On Henderson Mill Road, 0.1 miles south of Midvale Road, on the right when traveling north.
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80 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Parkview — 044-51 — Death of General Walker —
On Glenwood Avenue (Georgia Route 260) at Wilkenson Dr SE, on the right when traveling west on Glenwood Avenue.
81 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Shallowford — 044-19 — Dodge's & Blair's Columns Separate —
On Shallowford Road NE at Briarcliff Road NE, on the right on Shallowford Road NE.
82 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Shallowford — 044-11 — Site: Blake’s Mill —
On Shallowford Road, 0.1 miles south of Interstate 85, on the right when traveling south.
83 ► Georgia, Dekalb County, Atlanta, Woodland Hills — 044-28 — Stanley & Wood March To Durand's Mill —
On Briarcliff Road NE (Georgia Route 42) 0.1 miles south of LaVista Road (Georgia Route 236), on the right when traveling south.
84 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Avondale Estates — 044-90 — The Gutzon Borglum House — Avondale Estates — 1924-1925 —
On South Avondale Plaza north of the intersection of Berkeley and Kensington Roads, on the left when traveling south.
85 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Avondale Estates — 44-2 — The Waffle House —
On East College Avenue (U.S. 278) at Hillmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East College Avenue.
86 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Brookhaven — 044-12 — Solomon Goodwin’s Res. — <------<<<< —
On Peachtree Road (Georgia Route 141) 0.1 miles North Druid Hills Road, on the right when traveling north.
87 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Chamblee — 044-91 — 1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919 —
On Airport Drive, 0.6 miles east of Clairmont Road (Georgia Route 155), on the right.
88 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Chamblee — 044-92 — 1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959 —
On Airport Drive at Clairmont Road (Georgia Route 155), on the right on Airport Drive.
89 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Chamblee — 044-8 — The Rainey Plantation —
On Chamblee Tucker Road at Shallowford Road, on the right when traveling east on Chamblee Tucker Road.
90 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Conley — 044-61 — Stewart’s & Lee’s A.C. March to Lovejoy’s Sta. —
On Moreland Avenue (U.S. 23) at Thurman Road (Georgia Route 160), on the right when traveling south on Moreland Avenue.
91 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Clairmont Heights — 044-24 — Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs —
On Clairmont Road (Georgia Route 155) 0.5 miles north of N. Decatur Road, on the right when traveling south.
92 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — 044-29.5 — DeKalb County —
On Ponce de Leon Ave. at Clairemont Ave, on the left when traveling west on Ponce de Leon Ave..
93 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — DeKalb County Confederate Monument Contextualization —
Near East Court Square south of East Ponce de Leon Avenue.
94 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — During the Battle of Decatur — July 22nd 1864 —
On East Court Square, 0.1 miles south of Ponce de Leon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
95 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — 044-82 — Garrard’s Cavalry Raid —
Near Ponce de Leon Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Clairemont Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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96 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — Houston Mill Millstone —
Near Ponce de Leon Avenue at Clairemont Avenue (Georgia Route 155).
97 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — Indian Trails of Dekalb County — Marked by Camp Fire Girls —
Near East Court Square south of East Ponce de Leon Avenue.
98 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — Lynching in America / Lynching in DeKalb County — Community Remembrance Project —
On North McDonough Street north of Trinity Place, on the right when traveling south.
99 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — 28 — Old Dekalb County Courthouse — "I had no doubt of my ability to hold the courthouse..." — Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails —
Near West Court Square south of West Ponce de Leon Avenue.
100 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, Downtown Decatur — 044-1 — Steatite Boulder —
On Ponce de Leon Ave at Clairemont Ave, on the left when traveling west on Ponce de Leon Ave.

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