More from "Jimmy-ville" (a.k.a. Plains) and Andersonville

The Chinese visitors were absolutely fascinated with our group. Though we did not speak the same language, we did share in much laughter with each other. (Who knew we'd have such an international experience in Plains, GA?)






Peanuts everywhere - plain peanuts, deep fried peanuts, hot boiled peanuts, peanut butter ice cream, peanut brittle, chocolate covered peanuts. We tried all the free samples (and posed with a few of the town's famous characters).


We ended our day of touring the area with a visit to Andersonville, both a historical site from the Civil War and the US National POW Museum.

From the website http://www.nps.gov/ande/

Andersonville Prison (Camp Sumter)

Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville, was one of the largest military prisons established by the Confederacy during the Civil War. In existence for 14 months, over 45,000 Union soldiers were confined at the prison. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, and exposure to the elements. The largest number held in the 26½-acre stockade at any one time was more than 32,000, during August of 1864. Today the beauty of the prison site belies the suffering that once took place inside the stockade.

The National Prisoner of War Museum.

The 1970 legislation responsible for establishing Andersonville National Historic Site instructed the site "to interpret the role of prisoners-of-war camps in history" and "to commemorate the sacrifice of Americans who lost their lives in such camps." To that end, the exhibits in the National Prisoner of War Museum serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. The museum opened in 1998 and is dedicated to the American men and women who have suffered as POWs.