12 Facts About Decatur Georgia

Decatur Georgia was established at the intersection of two Native American trails: the Sandtown, which led east from the Chattahoochee River at Utoy Creek, and the Shallowford, which follows today's Clairmont Road, and eventually crossed near Roswell.

Decatur Georgia, and surrounding communities, is considered to have a lesbian presence in part due to the popularity of the Indigo Girls.

City Schools of Decatur Georgia, which serves only students within the city limits, holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of a pre-K early childhood learning center, five lower elementary schools, two upper elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.

St Peter Claver Regional School has a Decatur Georgia mailing address but is in nearby Candler-McAfee CDP.

Decatur Georgia has operated under a Commission-Manager form of government since 1920.

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The Charter of the City of Decatur Georgia establishes the City Commission as the governing and legislative authority of the City government.

Decatur Georgia holds the annual AJC Decatur Georgia Book Festival, which claims to be one of the largest independent book festivals in the United States.

Decatur Georgia is home to Eddie's Attic, which is a live music venue hosting shows almost every night.

Public art in Decatur includes Celebration, Valentine, Thomas Jefferson, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Roy A Blount Plaza, and Living Walls Murals .

Decatur Georgia is known for its food scene and was named one of the South's "Tastiest Towns" in 2012.

Decatur Georgia has a growing beer scene with the award-winning Brick Store Pub, Wild Heaven Beer, and Three Taverns Brewery.

Decatur Georgia has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc :.