Fort Hill

Fort Hill is a South Carolina historical marker in Clemson, Pickens County.

Pickens County · in front of Fort Hill, at Fort Hill St. and Daniel Dr., Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Clemson

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Home of/JOHN C. CALHOUN/1825-1850/United States Congressman 1811-1817/Secretary of War 1817-1825/Vice President of the United States 1825-1832/United States Senator 1832-1843/ Secretary of State 1844-1845/United States Senator 1845-1850./Home of THOMAS G. CLEMSON/ 1872-1888/Son-in-law of JOHN C. CALHOUN.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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On the National Register nearby

Fort Hill280 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.