Walkabout With Wheels Blog: 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.

The Lillian Carter Health &

Rehabilitation Center

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

Peanut Statue

Jimmy's distinctive smile

graces this 13 foot tall

peanut.

The Plains High School

Museum & Visitor Center

Public Housing Unit 9-A

Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter qualified

for low income housing when they

returned to Plains in 1953.

Billy Carter's Service

Station

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.