Americus is located in
Sumter County, Georgia on Muckalee Creek. The community named for
explorer Amerigo Vespucci, is home to Georgia Southwestern
University and is a manufacturing city, a livestock market, and a
processing center for the area's timber, crops, and minerals.
Charles Lindbergh made his first solo flight from Souther Field
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Take the new excursion
trip to Plains, the home of former President Jimmy Carter. On most
Sundays, you can listen to him teach Sunday school and even get
your photo taken with him and Rosalynn. Visit Habitat for
Humanity's headquarters and take a look at their new Global
Village Museum and Discovery Center. |
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Americus, Georgia
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