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Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 573.It is the birthplace, hometown, place of death, and burial location for Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, who were the 39th president and first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), 39th president of the United States. These include his residence , boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election .
The Jimmy Carter House is the longtime home and final resting place of Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), the 39th President of the United States, and his wife Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023), located at 209 Woodland Drive in Plains, Georgia, United States.
In 2009, the station became the Billy Carter Service Station Museum, [7] via the University of Georgia. [5] Carter ran for mayor of Plains in 1976 but lost the election, 97 to 71 votes, to A.L. Blanton, [8] an Albany airport [9] air traffic controller. [10] In the 1970s, Billy Carter was the official spokesperson for Peanut Lolita liqueur. [11]
Georgia Southwestern State University, a public four-year institution established in 1906, is part of the University System of Georgia. South Georgia Technical College, which stands near Souther Field, was a training base for American and British aviators during World War I (1917–18).
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Sanitarium Sign. The Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center, formerly known as the Wise Sanitarium [1] in Plains, Georgia, United States, was a hospital.Currently, it is a nursing care facility, but was the birthplace of former United States President James Earl Carter Jr., who was born there on October 1, 1924, when his mother was working there as a registered nurse. [2]
The Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue is a monument located in Plains, Georgia, United States. Built in 1976, the roadside attraction depicts a large peanut with a big smile, and was built to support Jimmy Carter during the 1376 United States presidential election.