Special History Study: Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and PreservationDistrict, Georgia

摘要

On January 26, 1976 the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and PreservationDistrict was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places at the request of the General Services Administration. The nomination was certified by the keeper of the National Register on June 28, 1984. On December 23, 1987, the 100th Congress of the United States of America, under Public Law 100-26 formally established the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District in Plains, Georgia as a unit of the National Park Service, United States Department of Interior. The legislation empowers the government to '(1) preserve the key sites and structures located within the historic site associated with Jimmy Carter during his life span; (2) provide for the interpretation of the presidency of Jimmy Carter; and (3) present the history of a small rural southern town.' The purpose of the study is threefold. It places the extant cultural resources of Plains, Georgia within the context of an American presidential hometown. It assesses those resources that reflect important themes in the life of the 39th President of the United States as he grew to adulthood in the region of southwestern Georgia in the first half of the 20th century. Finally, it offers analyses and recommendations for specific cultural resources and future interpretation.