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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Landmarks in Plains, Georgia






The Plains Water Tower

Penny, at the Georgia Visitor
Center, told us that she gets
lots of comments on the flag...

According to flag etiquette,
the field of blue should be
on the left, not the right.





According to the 2010 US Census, the population of Plains is 776.






It's the old Plains Hospital,
where Jimmy Carter
was born.





***Fun factoids:  
Jimmy Carter is the first US President born in a hospital.  
His mother, Lillian Gordy Carter, was a registered nurse.  
In 1966, at the age of 68, "Miss Lillian" joined the Peace Corps and served in India for two years.                       





Eric at the Jimmy Carter

Jimmy's distinctive smile
graces this 13 foot tall
peanut.






















Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter qualified
for low income housing when they
returned to Plains in 1953.
















President Carter's brother, Billy, lived in Plains, worked in the family business and ran this service station.  One of his business ventures was Billy Beer.

















The Railroad Depot was used
as election headquarters in
1976 & 1980.





is where the Carters attend
services.










The Carter Compound

The Secret Service Building
is often misidentified by 
visitors as the President &

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