USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -James Earl Carter Jr. was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia at the Wise Sanitarium, where his mother worked as a registered nurse. Carter thus became the first American president born in a hospital.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originally inhabited by the Muscogee people, by the 1840s three small settlements existed nearby: Plains of Dura, Magnolia Springs, and Lebanon.

Detailed explanation-3: -209 Woodland Drive is a house in Plains, Georgia, United States, that has been the home of Jimmy Carter, President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and his wife Rosalynn since 1960. It is the only house that the Carters have ever owned; they have occupied it since 1961.

Detailed explanation-4: -Situated in the northern part of Georgia’s peanut belt, this farming community’s main crops are corn, cotton, peanuts, and soybeans, although its main industry is tourism. The town is well known as the hometown of U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter.

Detailed explanation-5: -It used to be called “The Plains of Dura”, the name coming from the Bible. The book of Daniel states that Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image upon the “Plain of Dura”. In any event, the town is situated on a broad plain and one occasionally still hears an old timer refer to the hamlet as “The Plains”.