Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
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Location | Sumter County, Georgia, USA |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
Area | 71 acres (0.29 km²) |
Established | December 23, 1987 |
Visitors | 94,945 (in 2005) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Visitor Center
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Location | 300 N. Bond St., Plains, Georgia |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
NRHP Reference # | 01000272[2] |
Added to NRHP | December 23, 1987 |
The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (1924–present), 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 building which used to be Plains High School (opened in 1921 and closed in 1979) serves as the park’s museum and visitor center. As President Carter lives in Plains, the area surrounding the residence is under the protection of the United States Secret Service and is not open to the public.
The Carters returned to Plains in January 1981. The former President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter pursue many of the goals of his administration through the Carter Center in Atlanta, which has programs to alleviate human suffering and to promote human rights and world peace. When they are in Plains, Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church, which is open to the public.
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Visitor center and museum
The former Plains High School, where both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter attended, now serves as the park's visitor center and museum.[3] It features a classroom, principal's office, and auditorium which have been restored to look as they would have when Jimmy Carter attended.[3] There is also an exact replica of Jimmy Carters presidential desk, and his 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Other rooms feature exhibits that explain the lives of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and a short video focuses on the life of Jimmy Carter according to his friends, neighbors, and family.[3]
Boyhood home
The farm where Jimmy lived from age four in 1928 until he left for college[3] in 1941, has been restored to its appearance before electricity was installed in 1938.[3]
Campaign headquarters
The former Plains Train Depot, where Carter headquartered his presidential campaign, now serves as a museum focusing on the 1976 Presidential Campaign and Election.[3] It features exhibits which highlight Jimmy Carter's campaign for President. The train depot operated from 1888 until 1951,[3] when all public transportation to and from the area ceased.[4]
Carter compound
The current home of the Carters, while not open to the public, is technically a part of the National Historic Site.[5] The Carters have lived in the home since 1961.[6] During his presidency, it was used as his Summer White House.[6]
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Sources
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External links
- Official Park Service site
- "Life Portrait of Jimmy Carter", broadcast from the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits
- Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Home
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Pages with broken file links
- National Historic Sites in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Protected areas of Sumter County, Georgia
- Presidential homes in the United States
- Jimmy Carter
- Historic house museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Museums in Sumter County, Georgia
- Presidential museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Protected areas established in 1987
- 1987 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Houses in Sumter County, Georgia