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The Flat Rock Playhouse is North Carolina’s state theatre.

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638 Spartanburg Highway, Suite #60, Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-694-0081 wbu.hvl@gmail.com BIRD FOOD • FEEDERS • GARDEN ACCENTS • UNIQUE GIFTS Historic Flat Rock, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit in 1968 to protect and preserve Historic Flat Rock. The organization through the years has offered house and garden tours, lectures and a variety of fundraising endeavors. As part of Historic Flat Rock Inc., a Heritage Tree Program was organized to help protect Flat Rock’s cultural landscapes and heritage trees. Historic Flat Rock, Inc. is responsible for the Village of Flat Rock being designated as the largest Historic District in North Carolina. Flat Rock also is home to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, a property administered by the National Park Service, and the Flat Rock Playhouse, the official State Theatre of North Carolina. In the heart of Flat Rock is a charming retail and restaurant community along Greenville Highway. Anchored by The Flat Rock Center and Little Rainbow Row – a nod to Charleston’s Rainbow Row district of pastel colored historic townhouses – there

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author

Carl Sandburg and his wife raised dairy goats at Connemara, a tradition that continues today.

are a variety of shops, eateries and other businesses. Across from this retail area is Historic Flat Rock’s Forest Preserve and Bird Sanctuary with trails, picnic tables and a kiosk for community notices. Since the early 1900s, thousands of children have made annual pilgrimages to summer camps in Western North Carolina. Flat Rock is home to some of the oldest summer camps including Bonclarken, Kanuga, Camp Pinnacle and Camp Ton-a-Wandah. Another highlight of the community is The Park at Flat Rock which is in the French Broad watershed on the site of a former golf course. The park features open fields, reforestation areas, a variety of flora and fauna and a walking trail that meanders around the perimeter of its 66 acres. The Park at Flat Rock also has a welcome center with a community room meeting space, handicappedaccessible restrooms, an open-air pavilion and a playground. Although growth in such an attractive area is inevitable, the government and villagers of Flat Rock are vigilant about maintaining woods, green spaces and the calm pace of life – keeping Flat Rock just as charming and compelling a place as it has been for centuries.

Little Rainbow Row features local shops and restaurants.