Plains in Sumter County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tennis Court
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 19, 2012
1. Tennis Court Marker
President Carter's life-long love of tennis began with his frequent, fierce contest with his father on this Georgia clay court.
My father... was an excellent tennis player. ... I could never beat my father. He had a wicked slice ball which barley bounced at all on the relatively soft dirt court.
Jimmy Carter 1975
Why not the Best?
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #39 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.
Location. 32° 1.552′ N, 84° 26.016′ W. Marker is in Plains, Georgia, in Sumter County. It can be reached from Old Plains Highway, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Plains, Georgia on Carter Boy Hood Farm Jimmy Carter National Historic Site United States Department of Interior. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plains GA 31780, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Earl and Lillian Carter Home (a few steps from this marker); Winds of Change (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carter Family Garden
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 19, 2012
2. Tennis Court Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
