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        the warm spring water there
        would end his fight with polio.
        See the “Unfinished Portrait” in
        the carefully preserved house
        with furnishings very much as
        Roosevelt left them in 1945.
        Painted on April 12, 1945, the
        portrait was disrupted and
        never finished when Roosevelt
        suffered a massive stroke and
        died. Self-guided and guided
        tours available.
          401 Little White House Rd.
          Warm Springs, GA 31830
          706.655.5870
          gastateparks.org/
          LittleWhiteHouse


        “Very well preserved, down to the
        linens and dishes FDR used.”






                                                  Photo courtesy of ExploreGeorgia.org
                                  PLAINS, GEORGIA
                                    Explore the rural, Southern culture that influenced America’s
            39   CLOSE TO         39th president, Jimmy Carter. The Jimmy Carter National Historic

           CALLAWAY               Site in Plains includes the Plains Depot, a museum of the 1976
           GARDENS                presidential campaign, Carter’s boyhood home, and Plains High
                                  School.     (on farm)
                                    300 N. Bond St. | Plains, GA 31780
            HAMPTON INN -           229.824.4104 | nps.gov/jica
              LAGRANGE
        100 Willis Cir. | 706.845.1115

          hamptoninn3.hilton.com  “…a wonderful experience for anyone interested in fairly
          Hampton delivers value,    recent history.”
         consistency. Enjoy a range
          of thoughtful amenities,   “Worth the effort to see the story… of this magnificent man and his
          including free WiFi and   continued legacy.”
            free hot breakfast.
      44   800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com
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