Editing Clemson, South Carolina (section)

==History==
[[Image:Fort Hill 1887.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Fort Hill (Clemson, South Carolina)|Fort Hill]], photographed in 1887, was the home of [[Thomas Green Clemson]] and his wife [[Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson|Anna Maria Calhoun]], who inherited it from her mother. He carried out Anna Maria's wish to found an agricultural college here but was credited as founder.]]

European Americans settled here after the [[Cherokee]] were forced to cede their land in 1819. They had lived at [[Keowee (Cherokee town)|Keowee]], and six other towns along the Keowee River as part of their traditional homelands in the Southeast. They migrated and settled in Tennessee and deeper into Georgia and Alabama, before most were subjected to forced [[Indian Removal]] in 1839 to [[Indian Territory]] (now Oklahoma).

The community was originally named Calhoun. [[Clemson University]], founded in 1889 and located adjacent to Clemson,<!--See below parts about Clemson University not being in the city limits--> has developed as a large public university that defines the town and serves as a cultural center. Its campus developed south of the original town. This was renamed as Clemson in 1943, reflecting its identification with the university. A small, multi-block downtown has some housing, retail and restaurants.

The university provides housing for students, but many students live off campus in a wide variety of apartment complexes. Outside the downtown, there are few paved sidewalks, but some streets have bike paths. The city's comprehensive plan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofclemson.org/files/Chapter_V._Cultural_Resources_Goals_and_Objectives.pdf|title=Cultural Resources Goals and Objectives|publisher=City of Clemson|access-date=2016-09-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030182859/http://www.cityofclemson.org/files/Chapter_V._Cultural_Resources_Goals_and_Objectives.pdf|archive-date=2008-10-30}}</ref> has a historic preservation component to apply to keep a range of structures in the area.

The [[Clemson (Amtrak station)|Clemson (train) Depot]], built in 1893, was renovated in 2001; it now houses the local chamber of commerce and visitor center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/CSN |title=Clemson, SC — Great American Stations |website=Greatamericanstations.com |date=1990-07-26 |access-date=2016-09-29 |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503220529/http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/CSN/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The station was temporarily closed in 2016 for a road project, but was reopened in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=LaFleur|first1=Elizabeth|title=Amtrak to resume service in Clemson next month|url=https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2019/07/25/amtrak-resumes-service-clemson-august-2019/1826827001/|website=Anderson Independent Mail|publisher=AI Online}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 123]] runs along the northern end of the city and its edges have been developed with typical suburban-style shopping centers.

===Development of Clemson College/University===
Clemson University was founded as an agricultural college starting in 1889, on the former Fort Hill Plantation of statesman [[John C. Calhoun]], which he had acquired by marriage. The plantation was originally owned by his mother-in-law, mother of his wife [[Floride Calhoun|Floride]]. Floride Calhoun inherited the property after her mother's death in 1836 but, under South Carolina law, she likely lost any individual rights to it because of her marriage.

In the meantime, Floride and John C. Calhoun had a daughter named [[Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson|Anna Maria]]. At age 21, she married [[Thomas Green Clemson]]. After her father John C. Calhoun died in 1850; his widow Floride Calhoun gained total ownership of Fort Hill Plantation.

Because Anna Maria was the only living child, she inherited a part of Fort Hill when Floride died in 1866.<!-- Only part? Who did the rest go to? --> Anna Maria bequeathed Thomas G. Clemson a portion of the property in her will. When Anna Maria died in 1875, he inherited the plantation. He knew that Anna Maria had wanted the land to be used as the site of an agricultural college, so Thomas Green Clemson bequeathed land for such a college in his will. After his death in 1888, what developed as Clemson University was founded on that land.