Some historic places in former President Jimmy Carter’s hometown may get more federal protection under a bill introduced by Georgia’s congressional delegation to give them a new designation.
The legislation would reclassify the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site located in rural Plains, Georgia, as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.
Both national historic sites and national historical parks are protected parts of the U.S. National Park System, but “National historical parks are commonly areas of greater physical extent and complexity than national historic sites,” according to the National Park Service.
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