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  2. John C. Calhoun - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version ... who married Thomas Green Clemson who later founded Clemson University in ... with a more organized command structure, ...

  3. Government of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Illinois, under Illinois ' Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions. Legislative functions are granted to the General Assembly, a ...

  4. Clemson University - Wikipedia

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    Clemson University ( / ˈklɛmp.sən, ˈklɛm.zən / [6] [7] [note a]) is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. [8] For the fall 2023 semester, the university enrolled a total of 22,875 undergraduate students and 5,872 graduate students, [3] and the student/faculty ratio was ...

  5. Campus of Clemson University - Wikipedia

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    Campus of Clemson University 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.

  6. History of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.

  7. Illinois State Capitol - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United States in 1818. Built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate, it was designed by Cochrane and ...

  8. Flag and seal of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Great Seal of the State of Illinois is the official emblem of the U.S. state, and signifies the official nature of a document produced by the state of Illinois. The flag of the state of Illinois consists of the seal of Illinois on a white background, with the word "Illinois" underneath the seal. The present seal was adopted in 1869, the flag bearing the central elements of the seal was ...

  9. List of land-grant universities - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina Clemson University South Carolina State University (Founded in 1896 as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina. It still has the 1890 land-grant legacy of service to the citizenry of the state.)