Jimmy Carter spent his boyhood here on his father Earl's 360-acre Archery farm, living without electricity or running water through the Depression. The home and surrounding land are now preserved by the National Park Service.
Never Far from Home
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Never Far from Home 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 32.0263, -84.4322 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood (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.
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