For RV community, giant Carter peanut statue a beacon for home
"It kind of watches over us I guess, that big grin," said Debra Liscotti, who usually stays for several months a year at the site, where about two dozen camper cars are parked. The 13-foot (four-meter) peanut was brought to Plains after a 1976 presidential rally in Evansville, Indiana and has remained ever since. Apart from capturing Carter's unmistakable smile, it also references his background as a peanut farmer in the small town, where he returned after his single term in the White House (1977-81). Читать дальше...