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 DeKalb, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DeKalb is a city located in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Founded in 1837, DeKalb remained a small community until the arrival of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in 1853.
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (DTMA), serving the general aviation community, is located at 3232 Pleasant Street, DeKalb, Illinois.
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 About DeKalb Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb County was established in 1823, and in the first fifty years of the county's history, all schools were private, although they did receive some monies from the state.
DeKalb schools experienced explosive growth in the 1950's and 60's, with 13 new schools dedicated in 1955 and another 34 dedicated between 1956 and 1958.
DeKalb County was growing rapidly, and in particular, the African-American population was experiencing exponential growth.
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 Town of DeKalb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Town of DeKalb was number seven of ten townships in St. Lawrence County established by a formal resolution of the Commissioners of the Land Office in Albany on September 10, 1787.
DeKalb was given it's name from Baron John (Jean) DeKalb a native of Alsace (a German Province in France) and was a Knight of the Royal Military Order of Merit and educated in the art of war in the French Army.
DeKalb was purchased by Judge William Cooper from Samuel Ogden in 1803.
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 DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
I am proud of the vote of confidence provided by DeKalb County citizens in 2001 in their overwhelming support of the $125 million bond referendum for parks and greenspace.
In 2001, under the guidance of CEO Vernon Jones, DeKalb voters approved a referendum for a bond issue of $125 million to spend on acquisition and development of park and greenspace throughout the County.
Considering the rate at which Dekalb continues to grow as an urban center within the metro area, this bond referendum was passed just in time.
dekalbgreenspace.com   (459 words)

  
 Job Openings - DeKalb County Public Library
DeKalb County Public Library, a 2005 winner of a Georgia Humanities Award, is a 23-branch system located in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
DeKalb County Public Library believes its employees are its most valuable resource and encourages their professional growth and development.
DeKalb County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or physical/mental disability (except when physical/mental requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification).
www.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us /new/jobs.htm   (1127 words)

  
 DeKalb, Illinois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about DeKalb County, Illinois) DeKalb County, Illinois.
DeKalb is the birthplace of (Strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage) barbed wire, developed in 1873-74 by lumberman Jacob Haish, hardware merchant Isaac Elwood, and farmer (Click link for more info and facts about Joseph Glidden) Joseph Glidden.
DeKalb is located at 41°55'53" North, 88°45'1" West (41.931274, -88.750151).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/dekalb,_illinois1.htm   (871 words)

  
 Turn Left: Liberal Friendly Places - DeKalb County
DeKalb County, GA These are comments on DeKalb County, submitted by other Turn Left visitors.
Recently DeKalb County was named to be one of ten All-American communities, and its diversity was a key in winning this award.
Southern DeKalb is to Atlanta what Prince Georges County, Maryland is to Washington, DC (both are havens of African American middle-class suburbia).
www.cjnetworks.com /~cubsfan/places/dekalb_county.html   (605 words)

  
 DeKalb Technical College - Computer Resource Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb Technical College shall not be responsible for any damages users suffer, including but not limited to loss of data resulting from delays or interruptions in service.
DeKalb Technical College shall not be responsible for the accuracy, nature or quality of information gathered through technical college diskettes, hard drives or servers; nor for the accuracy, nature or quality of information gathered through technical college-provided Internet access.
DeKalb Technical College shall not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from technical college provided access to the Internet.
www.dekalb.tec.ga.us /studentemail/computrespol.html   (1087 words)

  
 DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
DeKalb is the only county government in metropolitan Atlanta to have a Chief Executive Officer in addition to the Board of Commissioners.
The seven member, part-time Board of Commissioners are elected, by district, to four-year terms and serve as the legislative branch of the County.
DeKalb is divided into five districts, each served by a commissioner.
www.co.dekalb.ga.us /commission.htm?comm=BOC   (91 words)

  
 14 DeKalb schools must allow transfers | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Parents will be able to transfer their students out of 14 DeKalb County schools this year because they did not meet all requirements for student achievement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The DeKalb Title I schools whose students are eligible for transfers this fall are: Knollwood, Panola Way, Cary Reynolds and Woodward elementary schools, Avondale, Columbia, Freedom, McNair, Salem, Sequoyah and Stone Mountain middle schools, and Clarkston and Cross Keys high schools.
The DeKalb schools that must offer tutoring are: Knollwood, Panola Way, Cary Reynolds and Woodward elementary schools, and McNair, Salem and Sequoyah middle schools.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/dekalb/0804/05dekalbed.html   (620 words)

  
 Dekalb
DeKalb, Alabama, United States [County]; population was 54,651 in 1990; housing units was 22,939 in 1990; location is 34°28'N 85°48'W; land area is 777.99 square miles (497,910 acres); water area is 0.73 square miles (469 acres); FIPS code is 49 [SourceCBP]
DeKalb, Georgia, United States [County]; population was 545,837 in 1990; housing units was 231,520 in 1990; location is 33°46'N 84°14'W; land area is 268.29 square miles (171,707 acres); water area is 2.65 square miles (1,698 acres); FIPS code is 89 [SourceCBP]
DeKalb, Illinois, United States [County]; population was 77,932 in 1990; housing units was 27,351 in 1990; location is 41°54'N 88°46'W; land area is 634.18 square miles (405,878 acres); water area is 0.84 square miles (536 acres); FIPS code is 37 [SourceCBP]
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 Discover DeKalb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The court is on the third floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 925-2764.
Assessor: Dottie Leins is the assesor for DeKalb County.
The office is on the second floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse and her telephone number is 925-2362.
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 DeKalb, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb is the birthplace of barbed wire, developed in 1873-74 by farmer Joseph Glidden.
Included in these schools are the Cornerstone Christian Academy (http://www.cornerstonechristianacademy.com/), DeKalb Community Schools (http://www.dist428.org/) and St.
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (http://www.cityofdekalb.com/dtma.htm) (DTMA), serving the general aviation community, is located at 3232 Pleasant Street, DeKalb, Illinois.
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 Dekalb Co. TN Research Help
This is a list of persons from Dekalb Co. TN who filed claim with the Southern Claims Commission between 1871 to 1873 claiming that their property had been taken by the US Military(the Union) for use during the Civil War.
According to Information given in the 1880 Census of Dekalb Co. TN concerning the Household of William Wooldridge of Dist. 5 he was the Keeper of the Poor House.
According to Information given in the 1900 Census of Dekalb Co. TN concerning the Household of Rolley Smith of Dist. 21 he was the Keeper of the Poor House.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~rmbeckman/USA/TN/dekalb.html   (702 words)

  
 DeKalb, Illinois' unofficial page
DeKalb was home to the nation's first county farm bureau and was a center for genetics research with DeKalb Genetics, which was later acquired by Monsanto.
DeKalb is also the birthplace of television celebrity Barbara Hale, known to millions as Della Street on the Perry Mason television series.
DeKalb was the birthplace of Charles Nash, industrialist who once headed the Buick Motor Company, later head of General Motors, and founder of the Nash Motor Company.
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/9857/dekalb.htm   (1108 words)

  
 1 Dekalb County GA Business Directory -Metro Atlanta County Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb County is the home of Stone Mountain Park, a 3,200 acre educational, historical and recreational facility that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and hosted three Olympic events and various Olympic trials.
DeKalb is very accessible, with four major interstate highways and the most modern public transportation system in the southeast.
DeKalb has an international corridor which is home to a wealth of unique ethnic shops, markets and restaurants.
www.valuecom.com /dekalbcounty   (147 words)

  
 Index to the Georgia GENWEB Project - Committed to Free Genealogy Online -- Copyright (Site Compilation 2001-2002) ...
DeKalb County was created in 1822 from portions of Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette Counties.
DeKalb County was the designated home county of Atlanta until 1853, at that time Fulton County was established.
DeKalb County was originally settled by folks from Virginia and the Carolinas with designated land allotments of 202-1/2 acres each.
www.rootsweb.com /~gadekalb   (654 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - DeKalb, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The city is a distribution center with manufactures that include plastics, electrical equipment, and agricultural silos.
The growth of the city was stimulated in the 1870s by the development and manufacture of workable barbed wire by a resident, Joseph F. Glidden.
DeKalb is the seat of Northern Illinois Univ.
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 DeKalb Locales
The Fernbank Science Center is supported by funds from the DeKalb County Board of Education.
DeKalb citizen, Robert Butera, has posted a map showing the sound measuring equipment locations and results for 2001 relative to the noise contour map that the airport provided.
Lindbergh station is not in DeKalb County, but MARTA plans it as an example of development at stations.
www.mindspring.com /~bbelton/zoning/locales.html   (1124 words)

  
 Smithville, Tennessee Home of Center Hill Lake
DeKalb County, Tennessee is located in central middle Tennessee on the Highland Rim, a beautiful part of rural Tennessee made up of lush green forests and hills, crystal clear streams and a beautiful pristine lake.
DeKalb County is the home of Center Hill Lake, a 64 mile long reservoir with 415 miles of largely undeveloped shoreline and 18,200 acres of deep, pure water — the ideal habitat for many species of fish.
Smithville, Tennessee, the county seat of DeKalb County, Tennessee, is world renowned for its annual Fiddlers' Jamboree and Craft Festival, held on the first weekend in July.
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 DeKalb News
Most Saturday mornings at the DeKalb County Courthouse finds a judge on the bench, a prosecuting attorney at the bar and an incarcerated defendant on closed circuit television being told how much cash he or she...
DeKalb, NIU police respond to loitering, mob-like activity Article by: Andrew Schlesser - Police and Fire Reporter * aschlesser@northernstar.info The DeKalb Police Department is concerned about the consistent...
The DeKalb County Board voted unanimously Wednesday to present residents with a proposed 2006 budget that includes an unprecedented three funding referendums and a 10 percent increase in county spending.
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 DeKalb County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
DeKalb County, Indiana - information about memorials, related cemeteries, and politicians who were born, lived or died in Daviess County.
The Steuben County town of Hamilton is situated near the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with a small portion of the outskirts extending into DeKalb County.
The town of Ashley is situated on the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with portions in both counties.
home.att.net /~Local_History/Dekalb-Co-IN.htm   (1326 words)

  
 City of DeKalb Texas
In a letter from his new home in the budding village of DeKalb in 1837, David M. Chisholm noted the prospect of having "one of the finest neighborhoods on the Red River." Today, DeKalb, Texas is a charming community with a spirit that makes it feel like home for both young and old.
The DeKalb Independent School District is a state recognized school receiving statewide recognition for its innovation and excellence.
DeKalb is located on U. Highway 82 less than 1 mile from Highway 259 and 10 miles east to Interstate 30 or 7 miles southeast on Farm Road 990 to Interstate 30.
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 DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau
Atlanta's DeKalb, the most culturally diverse county in Georgia, is home to some of the Southeast's greatest attractions including Stone Mountain Park.
DeKalb is the ideal destination with its world-class eateries, great shopping areas and diverse arts venues.
Located just 10 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta's DeKalb is easily accessible from four major interstates: I-85, I-20, I-75 and I-285.
www.dcvb.org   (77 words)

  
 DeKalb Memorial Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Governor Mitch Daniels recognizes DeKalb Memorial wellness model as success during the recent press conference and statewide launch of INShape Indiana.
It was built with voluntary contributions of the citizens of DeKalb County.
DeKalb Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care facility located on State Road 8 in Auburn, Indiana.
www.dekalbmemorial.com   (124 words)

  
 ScanDeKalb: Live DeKalb County Police and Fire Radio
DeKalb County police say a woman’s body found Sunday morning may be that of a woman who disappeared from the DeKalb Medical Center.
A man in DeKalb County is charged with a felony after he failed to pay at the pump and then led police on a 20-minute chase, officials said.
DeKalb County school officials say one of the victims was shot in the foot and the other sustained injuries in a fight.
www.scandekalb.com   (916 words)

  
 ACES: DeKalb County Office
John Baron DeKalb, DeKalb County was established in 1836.
The rural county's population of 57,487 is 28 percent fl and 72 percent white.
DeKalb County leads the state in swine production and is second in poultry production.
www.aces.edu /counties/DeKalb   (178 words)

  
 DeKalb County School System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DeKalb County School System extends its condolences and support to the countries affected by the earthquake and mudslide in the Middle East and Central America.
DeKalb's website is a reflection of the premier services provided by the school system to serve a population of over 100,000 students and their parents.
Since its conception in 1997, the DeKalb website is now in its third design and numerous features have been added to promote the school system to the community of DeKalb County by providing cutting-edge services and informative content that is easy to navigate.
www.dekalb.k12.ga.us   (179 words)

  
 The Dekalb Chamber of Commerce - Serving the Dekalb Business Community since 1938
This is not the Dekalb Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Dekalb Texas Chamber of Commerce, or the Dekalb Smithville Chamber of Commerce.
DeKalb County is the business destination, a 270-square mile gateway to key workforce, infrastructure and lifestyle amenities and advantages that have a major impact on the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the DeKalb Development Authority and the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, the Redevelopment Powers Law was passed with 56% of the voters in favor of the law.
www.dekalbchamber.org   (1146 words)

  
 Commissioner Gale Walldorff - DeKalb County, GA District 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Keep DeKalb Beautiful's mission is to improve the quality of life for DeKalb citizens through educational programs, county services and community-oriented projects.
The Economic Development Department is dedicated to bringing prosperity to DeKalb County through new investment, expanding existing industry, and developing sustainable economic strategies for balanced growth in every DeKalb community.
The Office of Senior Affairs was established in 1999 to serve DeKalb County's growing and diverse senior citizen population.
www.walldorffsweb.org /coLinks.html   (547 words)

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