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000 Old Fort Sugar Hill RD Marion, NC 28752
3.92 Acres Lot
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Key Details
Property Type Vacant Land
Sub Type Acreage
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
MLS Listing ID 4338306
Lot Size 3.920 Acres
Acres 3.92
Property Sub-Type Acreage
Property Description
There is a kind of knowing that comes from the body before it reaches the mind. John Updike, in Hoeing, writes toward that truth—the slow, honest rhythm of work, the way land answers effort, the way attention itself becomes a form of prayer. The poem isn't really about farming so much as it is about relationship: between hands and soil, time and patience, effort and reward.
This land lives in that same conversation.
Here, the ground is not asking to be conquered or corrected. It lies open and level, as if already prepared—inviting rather than demanding. The ease of the terrain is not an accident; it's the result of years of care, of being worked and respected by a neighboring farm that understands the quiet intelligence of soil. You can feel it underfoot. This is ground that knows what it means to be useful, and also what it means to rest.
The views stretch outward without effort. No climbing, no carving, no strain—just space unfolding naturally, the horizon meeting you where you stand. It's the kind of openness that gives you room to breathe, room to think, room to imagine what life could look like if it weren't rushed or crowded.
And then there's the creek.
Not ornamental. Not seasonal. Not an afterthought.
It moves with its own steady purpose, offering sound and motion and life to the land. Water like this doesn't just decorate a property—it defines it. It draws wildlife, cools summer afternoons, and anchors the land in something timeless. Sit nearby long enough and you'll notice how it recalibrates your sense of time, how conversations slow, how plans feel less urgent and more intentional.
This property offers flexibility without chaos—rare ground that allows you to choose how you want to engage with it. Build a conventional home and settle in with permanence, confidence, and clarity. Or keep it recreational: pull in your camper, park with ease, and enjoy the land as it is, when you want it, without pressure or deadlines. The land doesn't rush you. It never has.
There's also the very real potential for a hobby farm—one that doesn't require heroic effort just to get started. The level ground, the history of cultivation nearby, the water, the openness—it's all already here. This is land that remembers how to be worked and welcomes it again, if that's what you choose.
Like the act of hoeing in Updike's poem, this place isn't about spectacle. It's about rhythm. About showing up. About letting effort be honest and reward be quiet. It's about mornings that begin with mist over the creek and evenings that end with long shadows across open ground. It's about land that doesn't need to prove itself because it already knows what it is.
Some properties shout.
This one listens.
And for the right person—the one who understands that stewardship can be both practical and poetic—it answers back.
This land lives in that same conversation.
Here, the ground is not asking to be conquered or corrected. It lies open and level, as if already prepared—inviting rather than demanding. The ease of the terrain is not an accident; it's the result of years of care, of being worked and respected by a neighboring farm that understands the quiet intelligence of soil. You can feel it underfoot. This is ground that knows what it means to be useful, and also what it means to rest.
The views stretch outward without effort. No climbing, no carving, no strain—just space unfolding naturally, the horizon meeting you where you stand. It's the kind of openness that gives you room to breathe, room to think, room to imagine what life could look like if it weren't rushed or crowded.
And then there's the creek.
Not ornamental. Not seasonal. Not an afterthought.
It moves with its own steady purpose, offering sound and motion and life to the land. Water like this doesn't just decorate a property—it defines it. It draws wildlife, cools summer afternoons, and anchors the land in something timeless. Sit nearby long enough and you'll notice how it recalibrates your sense of time, how conversations slow, how plans feel less urgent and more intentional.
This property offers flexibility without chaos—rare ground that allows you to choose how you want to engage with it. Build a conventional home and settle in with permanence, confidence, and clarity. Or keep it recreational: pull in your camper, park with ease, and enjoy the land as it is, when you want it, without pressure or deadlines. The land doesn't rush you. It never has.
There's also the very real potential for a hobby farm—one that doesn't require heroic effort just to get started. The level ground, the history of cultivation nearby, the water, the openness—it's all already here. This is land that remembers how to be worked and welcomes it again, if that's what you choose.
Like the act of hoeing in Updike's poem, this place isn't about spectacle. It's about rhythm. About showing up. About letting effort be honest and reward be quiet. It's about mornings that begin with mist over the creek and evenings that end with long shadows across open ground. It's about land that doesn't need to prove itself because it already knows what it is.
Some properties shout.
This one listens.
And for the right person—the one who understands that stewardship can be both practical and poetic—it answers back.
Location
State NC
County Mcdowell
Zoning None
Exterior
Waterfront Description None
View Long Range, Mountain(s), Water, Year Round
Street Surface Gravel,Paved
Building
Lot Description Cleared, Creek Front, Crops, Level, Pasture, Creek/Stream, Views
Sewer Septic Needed
Water Well Needed
Schools
Elementary Schools Old Fort
Middle Schools West Mcdowell
High Schools Mcdowell
Others
Senior Community false
Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional
Horse Property Pasture
Listing Terms Cash, Conventional
Special Listing Condition None
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