Historical Marker

Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood

Plains · Sumter County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

On the Archery farm, young Jimmy Carter fished, hunted, and roamed the woods and fields. Carter credited this immersion in the natural world for the lifelong conservation ethic he carried into the White House and beyond.

About this site

Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood 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 32.0264, -84.4323 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Never Far from Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cash Crops, Catch the Mules, and Jimmy Carter Slept Here.

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

📍 32.0264, -84.4323 · Plains, Sumter County

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