Catch the Mules

Catch the Mules (HM12GG)

Location: Plains, GA 31780 Sumter County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 1.545', W 84° 25.926'

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Here, at the barn, the day started early.

During the ... seasons all the workers arose early each morning at 4:00 a.m...., wakened by the ringing of a large farm bell. We would go to the barn and catch the mules by lantern light, put the plow stocks, seed, fertilizer, and other supplies on the wagons, and drive out to the fields where we would be working that day... and wait for it to be light enough to cultivate...
Jimmy Carter, 1975, Why not the best?

This 1930s photo of a Georgian barn shows a large bell like the one Jack Clark rang here one hour before daybreak. Although this is not the Carter barn, similar scenes took place here.

Before World War II, mules - not a gasoline-drive tractor - provided the "horsepower" needed to farm in south Georgia.
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HM NumberHM12GG
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Placed ByJimmy Carter National Historic Site - National Park Service - United States Department of Interior
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 11:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 742519 N 3546173
Decimal Degrees32.02575000, -84.43210000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 1.545', W 84° 25.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 1' 32.70" N, 84° 25' 55.56" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 203 Old Plains Hwy, Plains GA 31780, US
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