Pendleton in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Thomas Green Clemson Parkway
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, January 22, 2009
1. Thomas Green Clemson Parkway Marker
in Honor of
Thomas Green Clemson
1807-1888
A Native Philadelphian and
Leading Agriculturist. Mr.
Clemson was U.S. Charge
D'Affaires to Belgium, U.S.
Superintendent of
Agriculture, and the
1868 President of Pendleton
Farmers Society. An advocate of
The National Land Grant
Movement, he left his
estate to establish Clemson
University. He married
the daughter of John C.
Calhoun, Anna, and later
bought the Calhoun Home,
Fort Hill. He is Buried
in St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard
at Pendleton
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
Location. 34° 39.324′ N, 82° 48.655′ W. Marker is in Pendleton, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It is on Anderson Highway (State Highway 28 / 76) 0.1 miles south of Excelsior Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pendleton SC 29670, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Stone Church / Old Stone Church Graveyard (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Rusk / Mary Sterritt (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Old Stone Church (approx.
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, February 22, 2009
2. Thomas Green Clemson Parkway
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, February 12, 2009
3. Thomas Green Clemson Parkway Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, February 22, 2009
4. St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 3, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
