National Historic Landmark -Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm

National Historic Landmark -Connemara, The Carl Sandburg Farm

Sandburg, the poet, novelist, and writer of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Lincoln, lived here from 1945 until his death in 1967.

C.G. Memminger, the builder of the house, was Secretary of the ...

The National Farmers Memorial

This Memorial is dedicated to the American Farmer past, present and future

To the Farmers of America

Because of the sacrifices that you have made

Because of the hardships that you have endured

Because of your determination to succeed

The Organization of the Farm

John Jay Homestead

John Jay began planning his farm soon after he amassed the 750 acres by inheritance and purchase in the 1780s.

In 1832, William Jay made several improvements to the Jay farm. He enlarged the cow barn, renovated the ...

The Higgerson Farm

The Battle of the Wilderness

Before you are the fields of the Higgerson Farm, one of only a few major clearings on the Wilderness Battlefield. On the afternoon of May 5, Union troops swept across this open space, bound for bewildering ...

Not So Little A Farm On the Prairie...

The agricultural censuses for 1860, 1865, and 1870 make it clear that J.B. Mahaffie had one of the most valuable farming operations in the township.

In 1865, J.B. owned 570 acres of land, with 240 of them enclosed by fence. The ...

Union Artillery at the Morris Farm

A point approximately 400 yards in front of you marks the center of a line of Union cannons positioned on the Morris Farm on March 19, 1865. These massed guns played a significant role in blunting the final Confederate attacks ...

The Doty Settlement / The Pioneer Farmstead

Side A: The Doty Settlement

As Oxford Township was developing in the mid-1800s, a cluster of farmsteads near its northern border was designated the "Doty Settlement." As was the custom, the community took its name from a prominent family in the ...

The Bushong Farm

Caught in the Crossfire

On June 22, 1791, Henry Bushong patented a 260-acre tract in Shenandoah County that would be home for several generations of his descendants. Henry’s son, Jacob married Sarah Strickler in 1818. They took up residence in a ...

On the Farm

In Roosevelt’s day, fields of timothy and corn ran downhill from here to an early 19th-century hay barn – the scene of childhood games. You could look left across a quarter mile of pasture to the old apple orchard and ...

The Creation of Temple Hall Farm Regional Park

In 1940, after a succession of owners, the property was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Symington. The Symingtons set about restoring the house and making improvements to the farm.

The Symingtons succeed in restoring the mansion house, making ...