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Clemson University is a public land-grant research university near Clemson, South Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Founded in 1889, it was originally an agricultural college and is now classified as a very high research activity institution.
Clemson is a city adjacent to Clemson University, a public university founded in 1889 on the former Fort Hill Plantation. Clemson is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and on the shores of Lake Hartwell.
The campus of Clemson University is located in unincorporated Pickens County, South Carolina, adjacent to Clemson. It was founded in 1889 on the site of a former plantation and has several historic buildings and districts.
Fort Hill is a Greek revival house built in 1803 and once owned by John C. Calhoun, the 7th Vice President of the United States. It is now a museum and library on the Clemson University campus, and a National Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places site.
Thomas Green Clemson (July 1, 1807 – April 6, 1888) was an American politician and statesman, serving as Chargés d'Affaires to Belgium, and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He served in the Confederate Army and founded Clemson University in South Carolina. Historians have called Clemson "a quintessential nineteenth-century ...
One of the main points of the committee was to spread the word that the college was to be built in the legacy of her father, John C. Calhoun, who did much for the state of South Carolina. In honor of his wife, Thomas Green Clemson founded Clemson Agricultural College 1889 and opened in July 1893, with a student body of 446 men.
The Clemson University Historic District I is a collection of historic properties on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. The district contains eight contributing properties located along the northern portion of the campus. Included are some of the oldest academic buildings on campus. [2]
This web page does not contain information about the president's list of Clemson University, which is a public research university in South Carolina. It lists the 15 presidents of Clemson University from 1890 to present, with their terms, notes and references.