The Nation - News from June 23, 1985
The National Park Service objected to a proposed Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Ga. The Carters have agreed to donate their home, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad has offered to donate the railroad depot and the city of Plains has promised to turn over the high school building. But the Park Service has estimated that restoration of some of the buildings would cost $1.5 million, with annual maintenance costs of about $500,000. A Park Service official urged a congressional subcommittee to delay consideration of the site.
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