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Quality of Life

Great colleges, outdoor recreation, and people you will love to meet

W hether you are new to the area, a native, or DeSoto

somewhere in between, you can become
In this bedroom hamlet in eastern Sumter County,
fully immersed in all the things that make
everything Americus has to offer. This community is
Sumter County special. Our quality of life includes residents enjoy the country life within easy reach of
something for sports superfans, cultural connoisseurs currently undergoing infrastructure upgrades with the
and entertainment enthusiasts, outdoor activities “Vitalizing DeSoto” program.
participants, families – nearly anyone who wants to Leslie
connect to our hometown culture. While Leslie is defined by dogwood-lined streets
and well-kept white houses more than a century old,
COMMUNITIES a large part of the town belongs to Sumter County’s
Sumter County has five distinct municipalities, each agribusiness sector. Rolling farmland and rumbling
with its own community flavor. tractors harvesting produce throughout the year is a
common sight around this part of Sumter County.
Americus Plains
Home of Georgia Southwestern State University and The birthplace of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of
South Georgia Technical College, Americus is a picture- the United States, and his late wife, Rosalynn, Plains
perfect Southern city. Nineteenth century architecture welcomes thousands of visitors from around the
in homes and buildings invite you to “remember world each year to the Plains High School Museum
when.” The beautifully restored Windsor Hotel and and Visitor Center, Carter campaign headquarters
Rylander Theatre are examples of how a community at the Train Depot, Carter’s boyhood home, and the
can keep moving forward while preserving its past. President’s current residence. The Georgia Visitor
The Carnegie Library building was erected in 1908 and Information Center (Plains) is on U.S. Highway 280
remains in multi-purpose use. Downtown shopping and east of town.
dining keep visitors and residents returning for more.
Andersonville ADVENTURE
The Andersonville National Historic Site, Explore Sumter
memorializing the Civil War prison camp here, includes Take a trolley tour of the county and its communities.
the National Prisoner of War Museum, the Prison Site, Local historians ride along to paint a picture of what
and Andersonville National Cemetery. The quaint life was like and is like in Sumter County. You will visit
village of Andersonville welcomes visitors with a park, Lake Blackshear, Plains, and everywhere in between.
a museum, and shops. To learn more, go to sumtercountychamber.com.

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