1951 Map of Clemson

About this map

Clemson Agricultural College serves as a central landmark in this 1951 study of the South Carolina foothills, situated where the Seneca River meets the Keowee River. The landscape is defined by the winding waters of Eighteenmile Creek and Twelvemile Creek, showing a region in transition as agricultural lands are interspersed with growing academic and industrial centers like Central and Pendleton. Local heritage is deeply embedded in the map's labels, from the Treaty Oak Monument and Hopewell-Keowee Monument to numerous small institutions like Lawrence Chapel and Abell Sch. The presence of the Southern railroad and the Landing Field near Calhoun highlights the transportation network that connected these educational and textile communities. Notable for genealogists, the map identifies specific landmarks such as Mt Zion Cem and the Old Cem, providing a precise look at the settlement patterns before later twentieth-century development shifted the local geography.