Carl Sandburg NHS

                                                                   

"Poet of the People"

Carl Sandburg provided a popular voice for the American people of the twentieth century and still speaks to us through his words, activism, music and the beauty and serenity of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

19 Sept 2013
Our first stop of the day. Not knowing much about Carl Sandburg,we got to know a humble man that grew up in hard times and became a great poet that became the voice of the common man. Mrs Sandburg was just as famous raising prize winning goat's and those descendants are still on the farm. When Mrs Sandburg left the house she left with just a few of her minor processions so the house looks like the day she left.

NPS Website

Our 90th NPS Unit

The Home 

Tiger the barn cat

Descendants of Mrs Sandberg's goats 

Only 19 goats now - there were over 200 

One of many bookcases they were everywhere.

The family meet here 3 hours a day