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This tiny rail-stop community west of Plains was Jimmy Carter's boyhood home, where he grew up on the family farm during the Depression. Named for an A.M.E. relief order, Archery was a largely Black community with its own church and school.
Archery, Georgia is a historical marker in Plains, Sumter County. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0290, -84.4417 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jimmy Carter Slept Here, Tennis Court, and Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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