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Historical Markers in Lithonia

 
Clickable Map of DeKalb County, Georgia 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, GA (134) Clayton County, GA (60) Fulton County, GA (581) Gwinnett County, GA (114) Henry County, GA (42) Rockdale County, GA (14)  DeKalbCounty(134) DeKalb County (134)  ClaytonCounty(60) Clayton County (60)  FultonCounty(581) Fulton County (581)  GwinnettCounty(114) Gwinnett County (114)  HenryCounty(42) Henry County (42)  RockdaleCounty(14) Rockdale County (14)
Decatur is the county seat for DeKalb County
Lithonia is in DeKalb County
DeKalb County (134)  ►
ADJACENT TO DEKALB COUNTY
Clayton County (60)  ►
Fulton County (581)  ►
Gwinnett County (114)  ►
Henry County (42)  ►
Rockdale County (14)  ►
 
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1 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Lithonia — Bruce Street School — A Lasting Legacy —
On Bruce Street north of Walker Street, on the right when traveling south.
The remains of the Lithonia Negro School stand as a reminder of the power of community and education. Beyond the Ruins What you see before you are the remaining pieces of the historic Bruce Street School. It looks different from . . . — — Map (db m284091) HM
2 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Lithonia — Lynching in America / Mob Violence in Lithonia — Community Remembrance Project —
On Max Cleland Boulevard south of Bond Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lynching in America. Following the Civil War, violent resistance to rights for African Americans, a need for cheap labor, and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal violence against Black women, men, and children. Thousands of Black . . . — — Map (db m242055) HM
3 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Lithonia — 044-85 — The March to the Sea —
On Covington Highway (U.S. 278) 0.1 miles east of Panola Road, on the right when traveling east.
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the North, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah – the March to the Sea. He divided his army (US) into two wings. The Right Wing . . . — — Map (db m9936) HM
4 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Lithonia — 044-86 — The March to the Sea —
On Norris Lake Road at Norris Lake Drive, on the right when traveling south on Norris Lake Road.
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta and cutting his communications with the. North, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, USA, began his destructive campaign for Savannah -- the March to the Sea. He divided his army [USA] into two wings. The Right wing . . . — — Map (db m33818) HM
5 ► Georgia, DeKalb County, Lithonia — 044-88 — Rebecca Latimer Felton —
On Covington Highway (U.S. 278) at Cove Lake Road, on the right when traveling east on Covington Highway.
Birthplace of Rebecca Ann Latimer (1835-1930), daughter of Chas. and Eleanor (Swift) Latimer, pioneer settles at this point on the Decatur-Covington road. Married in 1853 to Dr. William H. Felton, later Member of Congress and a trustee of the . . . — — Map (db m33831) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026