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The Koster Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located south of Eldred, Illinois. The site covers more than 3 acres and extends 30 feet down into the alluvial deposits of the Illinois River valley. Over the course of its excavation between 1969 and 1978, Koster produced deeply buried evidence of ancient human occupation from the early ...
The Campus of Clemson University was originally the site of U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun 's plantation, named Fort Hill. The plantation passed to his daughter, Anna, and son-in-law, Thomas Green Clemson. On Clemson's death in 1888, he willed the land to the state of South Carolina for the creation of a public university.
Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. For the fall 2023 semester, the university enrolled a total of 22,875 undergraduate students and 5,872 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 15:1. Clemson's 1,400-acre (570 ha) campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
John Caldwell Calhoun ( / kælˈhuːn /; [1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.
Clemson head coach Erik Bakich is walked back by umpires while trying to get a word in with Greg Harmon, at right, who ejected Bakich during NCAA Super Regionals action on Sunday, June 9, 2024 in ...
An almost 4-acre piece of land across the street from a public park and Lake Hartwell owned by in-laws of Clemson University President James Clements is now the subject of a civil lawsuit brought ...
June 8, 2024 at 5:47 PM. CLEMSON — Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich is hoping history will repeat itself as the Tigers face elimination. The No. 6 overall seed and NCAA super regional host ...
Alabama. Alabama A&M University. Auburn University (designated as a land-grant college in 1872 under the name Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama) Tuskegee University (private) Though Alabama A&M is Alabama's official 1890 Morrill Act institution, the mission and unique history of Tuskegee are so similar to those of the 1890 ...