Plains High School

Plains High School

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Quick Facts

Location:

300 North Bond Street Plains, GA

Significance:

President and Mrs. Carter both graduated from Plains High School.

Designation:

National Historic Site

Amenities

40 listed

Accessible Rooms, Accessible Sites, Assistive Listening Systems, Assistive Listening Systems - T-Coil Compatible, Audio Description, Baby Changing Station, Benches/Seating, Bicycle - Rack, Braille, Captioned Media, Cellular Signal, Electric Car Charging Station, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit Available, Food/Drink - Vending Machine/Self Service, Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information - Maps Available, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Internet/WiFi Available, Low-Vision Access, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Permits Issued, Picnic Table, Playground, Recycling, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Tactile Exhibit, Telephone, Theater/Auditorium, Toilet - Flush, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Water - Drinking/Potable, Wheelchair Accessible, Wheelchairs Available

Plains High School was constructed in 1921 at a cost of $50,000. Students attended grades one through eleven in this building, graduating from the eleventh grade. Plains High School did not have a twelfth grade until 1952. Both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter went to school and graduated from Plains High School. Jimmy Carter graduated in 1941, and Rosalynn Carter graduated in 1944. 
 

• Memories of Plains High School

  
  

  Former students, including Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, share their memories of Plains High School

  Credit / Author:

  NPS

  Date created:

  10/14/2020