Clemson University

The University was founded in 1889 as the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. It was established by a bequest from Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), noted scientist, agriculturalist, and son-in-law of John C. Calhoun, whose Fort Hill plantation formed the core of the college campus. The mission of Clemson University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and the people of So…