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Author-poet Carl Sandburg was born here in a three-room cottage on January 6, 1878. From these humble beginnings, Sandburg went on to achieve international acclaim for his poetry, children's stories, and a six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln.A Visitor's Center is located next to the birthplace while behind the cottage stands a small, wooded park where the ashes of Sandburg lie beneath "Remembrance Rock."
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Location:
313 E. Third St., Galesburg Illinois 61401
Telephone
309-342-2361
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