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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
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photo of Carl Sandburg's family home in Flat Rock, North Carolina; nps photo.
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Carl Sandburg and his family lived in this home in Flat Rock, North Carolina from 1945 until Mr. Sandburg's death in 1967.

 

 

The home of America's poet, Carl Sandburg, is quite a baronial estate for an old socialist. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1968 to honor Carl Sandburg's compelling collection of stories about the American people; their plights, struggles, joys and hopes as told through Sandburg's poetry, prose, journalism and biography.
 Carl Sandburg's home located in Flat Rock North Carolina
Take a tour of Carl Sandburg's home
1/2 hour tours available daily
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 Entrance to Connemara Farms Goat Dairy
Connemara Farms Goat Dairy
Learn more about Mrs. Sandburg's facinating career as a champion dairy goat breeder.
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 A granitic dome that Sandburg would visit frequently
The Rock
A place for loneliness
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Jump aboard and discover Carl Sandburg
Imagine It! an educational website for kids of all ages will take you on a exciting journey.
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Carl Sandburg's home in the mid-summer  

Did You Know?
Carl Sandburg was not the only notable American to live in this stately home. German born Christopher Memminger(1803-1888), Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate Army from 1861-1864, had this home built in 1838 to escape malaria ridden Charleston, SC summers and 1860's war-torn Charleston.

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Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 15:15 EST