Georgia Rural Telephone Museum

04/11/2024

We regret to announce that the Georgia Rural Telephone Museum is closed to the public until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

10/13/2020

We are open Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:30pm. Come by and visit. We have taken measures to ensure the health and safety of our guests.

03/21/2020

The GRTM has decided to close our doors to the public for now. The CO-VID 19 has reached Sumter county and we do not want to expose our guests or staff. We are sorry for any inconveniences.

04/19/2019

President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter and Paula Deen invite you to join them Saturday, June 22nd for a Murder Mystery event on the Historic SAM Shortline Railroad entitled “Southern Ways and Means”.

This entertaining play, written by Kim Carter Fuller, will thrill passengers on the vintage passenger train before they debark in downtown historic Plains, Georgia where they will enjoy a Paula Deen recipe-themed dinner and the culmination of the ‘whodunit’.

Coach seating is $199.99, with premium seats for $249.99. A cash bar will be available for all passengers and premium passengers will receive 2 complimentary drinks. No drinks will be served on the ride back.

Guests will board at the SAM Shortline Depot at Georgia Veteran’s State Park in Cordele ; boarding begins at 3:00pm with a 3:30pm departure. Guests will enjoy the dinner and conclusion of the play in Plains and will arrive back at the Veteran’s Park Depot at 10:20pm.

Seating is limited for this event and advance reservations are required; no walk up tickets will be sold.

Proceeds will benefit The Bag Lady Foundation, Friends of Jimmy Carter NHS, Plains Better Hometown and the Historic SAM Shortline Railroad.

Call Toll-free @ 877 GA-RAILS or visit www.SAMShortline.com

10/04/2018

"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. "

Alexander Graham Bell

09/18/2018

Beautiful morning here in Leslie Georgia!

09/11/2018

09/07/2018

The SAM Shortline is here for a visit! When was the last time you rode a train?

08/23/2018

"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself."

Alexander Graham Bell

08/18/2018

Happy 91st birthday to Mrs Rosalynn Carter!!