Landmarks & Legends
The fun and fascinating stories of Clemson’s history.
D-Day: The 75th Anniversary
Seventy-five years ago, thousands of Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy or parachuted behind enemy lines — Clemson alumni among them.
Landmarks & Legends: Clemson on Ice
In 1977, the Southeast was experiencing its coldest winter since 1900, and Clemson was covered in a sheet of ice.
Ben and Tommy’s Excellent Frisbee Golf Course
In the ’80s, Clemson’s first unofficial Frisbee golf course began to take off, thanks to a couple of friends.
Friday Flyers
When John Acorn was in elementary school, he and his classmates would get their graded tests back from their teachers every Friday so that they could take them home and share them with their parents.
Clemson Bands Sings for the President
In 1960, both John Fitzgerald Kennedy and I reached enviable positions of power, he to the presidency of the United States, I to the position of director of bands at Clemson College.
The Bob and Betsy Campbell Museum of Natural History
It’s a small unassuming building that looks like it belongs in an earlier time. Many people on campus aren’t aware of its existence, and few have been inside.
No man (or animal) is an island
Brackett Hall is home to “Spiral Mesh,” a series of sculptures by Charleston-based artist Joe Walters.
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Brooks Center Director Lillian U. Harder, set to retire in 2017, reflects on her 44 years at Clemson. One year. That’s how long Lillian “Mickey” Harder, director of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, and her husband planned to stay in Clemson when they arrived in 1972. Sitting in her office 44 years later, […]
Landmarks & Legends: Marking History
Three new historical markers at Clemson are tangible reminders of the University’s full history — a history not as idyllic as the well-manicured lawn of Bowman field and the picture-perfect walk by the library.
