[5][6] Charles Dunwody originally returned to Roswell after fighting in the Civil War, in which he fought for the Confederates.

It operated for 40 years, and in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt made a campaign whistle stop in Dunwoody along the way to Roswell, Georgia.

[10] In 1971, the Spruill family sold a large portion of their property for the construction of Perimeter Mall, with the completion of Dunwoody Village occurring the same year.

[10] In early 2006, a study was conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia, to determine how feasible it would be to incorporate Dunwoody as a city.

Citizens for Dunwoody, Inc. was the non-profit advocacy group begun by Senator Dan Weber to promote the effort.

[11] The bill for incorporation was withdrawn from the Georgia General Assembly for further study in 2006 and passed only the lower house in 2007.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the bill allowing the residents to vote for a city of Dunwoody on March 25.

[15] Late on April 8, 1998, a major tornado tore through parts of Dunwoody, running east-northeast from Perimeter Center and into Gwinnett County.

Since then, all other construction in the area followed suit, giving Dunwoody a unique architectural identity and sense of place.

It is one of Metro Atlanta's largest job centers, employing hundreds of thousands of people each day.

The western part of Perimeter Center edge city spans the Fulton county line into Sandy Springs.

Georgetown, one of the most walkable areas of the city, contains both single-family residential subdivisions and its own retail district.

[23] The area is a prime location for light commercial and retail redevelopment opportunities due to good demographics and traffic counts.

The 3/4 mile long, meticulously groomed, linear park running along DeKalb County's Twin Lakes water reservoir on Peeler Road is popular with walkers and joggers.

Windwood Hollow Park, at Lakeside Drive and Peeler Road, offers tennis, a children's play area, a picnic pavilion, and a short trail.

Dunwoody operates its own police force of 64 officers, as well as departments over zoning and land use.

[29][30][31] In 2010 the newspaper relocated its headquarters from Downtown Atlanta to leased offices in the Perimeter Center for financial reasons.

[42] The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) provides subway and bus service to Dunwoody and the surrounding area.