Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

The former Plains High School, which both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter attended and operated from 1921 until 1979 when it permanently closed down due to declining enrolment and consolidation of local school districts, now serves as the park's visitor center and museum. It features a classroom, principal's office, and auditorium which have been meticulously restored in 1996 to look as they would have when Jimmy Carter attended. An exact replica of the Resolute desk, which Jimmy Carter brought back to the Oval Office to use as his presidential desk, is exhibited, as well as his 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Other rooms feature exhibits that explain the lives of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and a short video focuses on the life of Jimmy Carter according to his friends, neighbors, and family. ==Boyhood home and farm==

The farm in the nearby unincorporated community of Archery where Jimmy lived from age four in 1928 until he left for college in 1941 has been restored to its appearance before electricity was installed in 1938. ==Campaign headquarters==

The former Plains Train Depot, where Carter headquartered his presidential campaign, now serves as a museum focusing on the 1976 Presidential Campaign and Election. ==Carter home, burial site and memorial garden==

The long-time home of the Carters at 209 Woodland Drive, while not yet open to the public, is a part of the park. The Carters lived in the home from 1961. During his presidency, it was used as his Summer White House. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are buried across Woodland Drive from the house. The gravesite and a memorial garden are located near a pond and by a willow tree. After renovations which were begun after Jimmy Carter's death to make the area publicly accessible, the Carters gravesite, memorial garden and Woodland Drive were open to the public in July 2025. ==Photos==

Plains train depot Image:CarterHQ.jpg|Plains former train depot, which served as the 1976 Carter campaign headquarters Image:Jimmy Carter campaign headquarters, inside, Plains, GA, US.jpg|Interior of the campaign headquarters Visitor center and museum Image:Jimmy Carter's High School, Plains, GA, US.jpg|Carter's high school, now a museum and visitor center Image:16 02 021 carter.jpg|Detail of classroom Image:19-06-355-carter.jpg|Auditorium Image:21-20-097-marker.jpg|Historical marker Carter boyhood farm Image:17 02 0166 carter.jpg|Map of farm Image:Windmill water pump on Jimmy Carter homesite, Plains, GA, US.jpg|A water pump powered by a windmill Image:16 02 167 carter.jpg|Barn and old farm equipment Image:17 25 003 carter.jpg|Blacksmith shop Image:17 02 181 carter.jpg|Earl and Lillian Carter home Image:16 02 046 carter.jpg|Detail of front porch Image:16 02 051 carter.jpg|Detail of dining room Image:17 02 060 carter.jpg|Detail of bedroom Image:16 02 056 carter.jpg|Detail of bedroom Image:The Carter family store in the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.jpg|Carter family country store Image:16 02 094 carter.jpg|Detail of country store Image:17 02 129 carter.jpg|Rachel and Jack Clark's tenant house Image:16 02 155 carter.jpg|Tenant house, main room Image:17 25 027 carter.jpg|Tenant house, kitchen Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's home, gardens and burial site Image:Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter gravesite.jpg|Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's gravesite ==See also==