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DeKalb was once an Indian village ruled by "Little Leader," Hopiah Iskitina. It was named for Baron Johann DeKalb of the American Revolution, who came to the U.S. with Lafayette. The town was chartered Dec. 23, 1833.
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De Kalb, Mississippi · United States
