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Restored wooden farm buildings and a red dirt path on the boyhood farm of Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Georgia.
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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

historic site, Plains, Georgia, United States
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Restored wooden farm buildings and a red dirt path on the boyhood farm of Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Georgia.
Plains: Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Restored boyhood farm of Jimmy Carter at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Plains, Georgia.

The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is located in Plains, Georgia, and preserves the home, boyhood farm, and high school of the 39th U.S. President, Jimmy Carter. The site also includes the train depot that served as his 1976 presidential campaign headquarters. Plains, Georgia, became a tourist destination after Carter's presidency, as he returned there after his term ended in 1981 and continued to teach Sunday school lessons at the Maranatha Baptist Church, drawing visitors from around the world. The historic site was established in 1987.1

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