Historical Marker

Friendship Garden

Plains · Sumter County

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The Story

Educator Julia Coleman created Friendship Garden to beautify the Plains school grounds and bind the community together. Carter quoted his beloved teacher in both his 1977 inaugural address and his 2002 Nobel Peace Prize speech.

About this site

Friendship Garden 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 32.0362, -84.3929 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baby Row (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Plains High School, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, and Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0362, -84.3929 · Plains, Sumter County

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