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Born in Plains on August 18, 1927, Rosalynn Smith married Jimmy Carter in 1946 and became First Lady from 1977 to 1981. A lifelong champion of mental health care, she died November 19, 2023. The memorial sits along her namesake butterfly trail.
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter 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 32.0441, -84.3809 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baby Row (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Friendship Garden, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
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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