The home of Jimmy Carter, who was the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and his wife Rosalynn Carter is located in Plains, Georgia. It is the only house that the Carters owned; they have occupied it since 1961.
The home is part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park but is not open to the public. The deed to the house has been granted to the National Park Service (NPS) who will turn the house into a museum and open it to public tours after Jimmy Carter's death.
The Helen Keller Southern Magnolia grows at her home, Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen Keller grew up to become one of history's remarkable women. She dedicated her life to improving the conditions of blind and the deaf-blind around the world, lecturing in more than 25 countries.
Stratford Hall was home to four generations of the Lee family of Virginia. It was the boyhood home of two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only brothers to sign, and it was the birthplace of Robert Edward Lee.
The Birthing Tree is steeped in local folklore. The huge oak was a well-known meeting place for weary travelers on their way to Southern Alabama. While waiting at this tree, many babies were born at the tree due to the extended delays.
Rowan Oak was William Faulkner’s home and private world, in reality and imagination. Faulkner’s years spent at Rowan Oak were productive, ultimately winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 and the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1954.
