Plains Depot

The 1888 depot, the oldest building in Plains, sat largely idle until 1976, when Carter reopened it as his presidential campaign headquarters. At the peak, thousands of visitors a day flocked to the small-town railroad stop.

Plains Depot 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 32.0334, -84.3942 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is President Jimmy Carter (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Plains Honors Her Own Jimmy Carter, Maxine Reese Park, and Early Days.

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