A Rural Beginning

Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture of Plains, Georgia, that revolves around farming, church and school, had a large influence in molding the character and in shaping the political policies of the 39th President of the United States.

12 Nov 2013
No matter your political views this was a great man from simple and humble beginnings, I would even dare say we could use someone like him now. We started our visit at the VC at the high school where he went to school at. We took in a movie that covered his life here in Plains and also took in the many displays and exhibits. After we took in the Visitor Center, we went downtown to explore the sites that were important to Jimmy Carter's upbringing and buildings used during his campaign for President. We then headed out to his boyhood home and spent a couple hours seeing the house and the grounds.

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