Last updated: November 3, 2022
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Sandburg Home Grounds Tour
![Illustrated map of park grounds Illustrated map of park grounds with building outlines and titles](/articles/000/images/grounds-tour-map-for-oncell.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
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Stop 1 - The Sandburg Home (Main House)
![Image of Sandburg Home Image of Sandburg Home, a large three story white painted house with stairs leading to a second story porch in front and a bay window on the right side.](/carl/images/1-main-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
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Sandburg stood on the porch of his new home in Flat Rock, NC, and declared, "We didn’t just buy two-hundred and forty-five acres when we bought Connemara, we bought a million acres of sky! They also found at Connemara a writer’s sanctuary and the perfect farm for dairy goats.
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Front Porch
Listen to an audio narration of the Front Porch
- Date created:
- 03/31/2021
Stop 2 - House Garage
![Image of front of house garage Image of front of house garage, a single story white painted building with 2 garage doors and a french door in the middle](/carl/images/2-house-garage.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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House Garage
Listen to narration about the House Garage
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 3 - Chicken House
![Chicken House Single story white painted building with 2 doors on the front and 2 windows on the side](/carl/images/3-chicken-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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Chicken House
Listen to narration about the Chicken House
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 4 - Pump House
![4 pump house A small wood and block building, with a door on one end and a window on one side, sits behind a wire fence with other buildings in background](/articles/000/images/4-pump-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Pump House
Listen to narration about the Pumphouse
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 5 - Spring House
![5 spring house image A small wooden shed with a wooden door and wood shingles sits at the edge of a wooded area.](/articles/000/images/5-spring-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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Spring House Combined
Listen to narration about the Spring House
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 6 - Woodshed
![6 woodshed image An open bay wooden shed with a variety of farm and feed equipment stored inside.](/articles/000/images/6-woodshed.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Wood Shed
Listen to narration about the Woodshed
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 7 - Greenhouse and Garden
![7 greenhouse A long building is built on a rock foundation with one side all wood and the opposite side in window panes. A small door allows access on each end.](/articles/000/images/7-greenhouse.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Greenhouse
Listen to narration about the Greenhouse
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 8 - Goat Sheds
![8 goat sheds image Two small wooden sheds sit within a large fenced pasture.](/articles/000/images/8-goat-sheds.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Goat Sheds
Listen to narration about the Goat Sheds
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 9 - Corn Crib
![9 corn crib image A barn red shed with open wood slats and wire mesh allows air flow.](/articles/000/images/9-corn-crib.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Corn Crib
Listen to narration about the Corn Crib
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 10 - Goat Barn
![10 goat barn image A large red barn with a metal roof sits surrounded by fenced pastures and smaller farm buildings](/articles/000/images/10-goat-barn_3.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Goat Barn
Listen to narration about the Goat Barn
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 11 - Milk House
![11 milk house image A gray stone building is connected to the Goat Barn by a covered walkway](/articles/000/images/11-milk-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Milk House
Listen to narration about the Milk House
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 12 - Horse Barn
![12 horse barn image A smaller red barn next to the large goat barn](/articles/000/images/12-horse-barn.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Horse Barn
Listen to narration about the Horse Barn
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 13 & 14 - Cow and Storage Sheds
![13-14 cow and storage sheds image A row of barn red buildings and fenced areas](/articles/000/images/13-14-cow-and-storage-sheds.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Cow, Chicken and Storage Shed
Listen to narration about the Cow, Chicken and Storage Shed
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 15 - Buck Kid Quarters
![15 buck quarters A small red A frame barn with a wooden fenced play yard](/articles/000/images/15-buck-quarters.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Buck Kid Quarters
Listen to narration about the Buck Kid Quarters
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 16 - Barn Garage
![16 barn garage A white garage with a red roof and several doors holds a few vehicles and farm equipment](/articles/000/images/16-barn-garage.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Barn Garage
Listen to a narration about the Barn Garage
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 19 - Farm Managers House
![19 farm manager Green farm house with front porch and outbuildings](/articles/000/images/19-farm-manager.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Farm Manager's House
Listen to narration about the Farm Managers house
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 21 - Swedish House
![21 Swedish house image A white house with scalloped wood trim, a rock chimney and fenced yard area](/articles/000/images/21-swedish-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Swedish House
Listen to narration about the Swedish House
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 22 - Tenant House
![22 tenant house A small white house with front porch and two entrance doors](/articles/000/images/22-tenant-house.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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The Tenant House
Listen to narration about the Tenant House
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 25 - Margaret's Garden and Gazebo
![25 gazebo A small octagonal shaped building with green lattice and benches inside](/articles/000/images/25-gazebo.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
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Margaret's Garden and Gazebo
Listen to narration about Margaret's Garden and Gazebo
- Date created:
- 01/28/2021
Stop 26 - Rock Outcrop Behind Sandburg Home
![A large flat exposed rock surface a large flat exposed rock surface surrounded by trees](/articles/000/images/26-rock-behind-home-sm.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
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Rock Outcrop
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- Date created:
- 11/01/2022