Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
	U.S. National Historical Park
	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Visitor Center
Location	300 N. Bond St., Plains, Georgia
Coordinates	32°01′50″N 84°25′06″W / 32.0304393°N 84.4182473°W
Area	71 acres (29 ha)
Visitation	51,580 (2018)
Website	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
NRHP reference No.	01000272
Significant dates
Designated NHS	December 23, 1987
Designated NHP	2021

The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, located in

1976 election. The building which used to be Plains High School (opened in 1921 and closed in 1979) serves as the park's museum and visitor center. As Carter lives in Plains, the area surrounding the residence including the burial site of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1927–2023) is under the protection of the United States Secret Service

and is not open to the public.

The Carters returned to Plains in 1981. The former President and First Lady pursued many of the goals of his administration through the Carter Center in Atlanta, which has programs to alleviate human suffering and to promote human rights and world peace. Carter taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church, which is open to the public.

It was established in 1987 by

national historical park

in 2021.

Visitor center and museum

The former Plains High School, which both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter attended, now serves as the park's visitor center and museum.^[4] It features a classroom, principal's office, and auditorium which have been restored to look as they would have when Jimmy Carter attended.^[4] 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 is 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.^[4]

Boyhood home and farm

The farm in rural Archery where Jimmy lived from age four in 1928 until he left for college^[4] in 1941 has been restored to its appearance before electricity was installed in 1938.^[4]

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.^[4] It features exhibits which highlight Jimmy Carter's campaign for President. The train depot operated from 1888 until 1951,^[4] when all public transportation to and from the area ceased.^[5]