Plains locals share reactions after visiting Carter gravesite - Americus Times-Recorder

Plains locals share reactions after visiting Carter gravesite - Americus Times-Recorder

The Carter gravesite opened quietly on Thursday, with many of the visitors from Plains. Maranatha Pastor Ashley Guthas was one of them. “I thought I was going to cry, but I didn’t, and maybe that’s because . . .one of my daughters was with me.” The Americus trolley took residents from downtown Plains to the Carter gravesite. There were few visitors when Guthas arrived. Those who came slowly walked the grounds, enjoying the scenery. “A lot of lon…