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However, before he lived in the White House, he grew up in a humble home on his family's peanut farm in Archery, Georgia.
The Carters were one of few landowning families in Archery, The New York Times reported, and the only white family in town.
Despite achieving status in a rural town with a population of only 200, the Carters still grew up in relative poverty. The family's home didn't have running water until Carter was 11 years old and didn't get electricity for another three years after that.
Here's a look inside his family's famous peanut farm.
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Jimmy Carter grew up on his family's peanut farm in Archery, Georgia
Jimmy Carter on his peanut farm.PhotoQuest/Getty Images
Today, visitors can tour Carter's peanut farm, which has been converted into a historic site.
A vintage sign in Plains, Georgia, advertises tours of the city and the Carter family peanut farm.Robert Alexander/Getty Images
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The farm was owned by Earl Carter, Jimmy's father, from 1928 until 1949. After he died in 1953, Jimmy took over the operations of the farm.
Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm is located in Archery, Georgia.Win McNamee/Getty Images
Known as "Boyhood Farm," the Carter family peanut farm is a popular tourist destination in the area.
The entrance sign to Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Farm.EWY Media/Shutterstock
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The farm and Carter's childhood home were restored to how they would have looked in 1937, before electricity was installed in 1938.
Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm has been restored to look how it did in 1937.Win McNamee/Getty Images
The inside of Carter's childhood home has been completely restored to how it would have looked in the 1930s.
The dining room inside Jimmy Carter's boyhood farmhouse.Win McNamee/Getty Images
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One of the main attractions at Boyhood Farm is Jimmy Carter's childhood bedroom.
Jimmy Carter's childhood bedroom was recreated.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Earl Carter also built a clay tennis court outside the Carter farmhouse.
The clay tennis court at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm was built by his father.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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The commissary is located a stone's throw away from the Carter farmhouse.
The commissary and windmill provided supplies to Boyhood Farm.Marjie Lambert/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
Inside the store, people could buy farm and household supplies.
The commissary or country store at Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm.Marjie Lambert/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
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A barn once used to house peanuts is also available for people to view.
A barn with a wooden fence at Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm.EWY Media/Shutterstock
Jimmy Carter is now celebrating his 100th birthday, a historic moment for a former president.
The signature and hand prints of Jimmy Carter were left on a stone at Boyhood Farm.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images