DeKalb
Appearance
DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to:
People
[edit]- Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), German-born quartermaster general in the French Army during the Seven Years' War and major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, styled Baron de Kalb
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]Municipalities
[edit]- DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb County; the largest city in the United States named DeKalb
- De Kalb, Mississippi, Kemper County
- De Kalb, Missouri, Buchanan County
- De Kalb, New York, St. Lawrence County
- DeKalb, Ohio, Crawford County
- De Kalb, Texas, Bowie County
- De Kalb, West Virginia, Gilmer County
Counties
[edit]Street names
[edit]- DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- De Kalb Drive, Calabasas, California
- Along US Route 202 in Montgomery County, there are stretches designated:
- East Dekalb Pike
- West Dekalb Pike
- Dekalb Street
Townships
[edit]- DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Public transit
[edit]- DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line), a stop on the L train at Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line), a stop on the Fourth Avenue and Brighton lines at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- DeKalb Avenue Line, now the B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues bus route, Brooklyn and Queens, New York
- DeKalb Street station, near US 202, a SEPTA Regional Rail station, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Ships
[edit]- USS Baron DeKalb, an American Civil War ironclad river gunboat formerly known as USS Saint Louis and used by the United States Army
- USS DeKalb, a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship previously known as Prinz Eitel Friedrich
- USS DeKalb County, a twice-decommissioned U.S. Navy ship
Schools
[edit]- DeKalb School of the Arts, a magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia
- DeKalb High School (disambiguation)
Corporations
[edit]- DeKalb Genetics Corporation, a hybrid corn seed producer
- DeKalb Commercial Body Corporation, defunct manufacturer of vocational truck bodies
Other
[edit]- DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia
- deKalb receptor, a fictional device in the science fiction story "Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein