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1951 Map of Clemson

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Clemson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Clemson Agricultural College campus serves as a central hub on this mid-century survey, situated where the Seneca River and Keowee River converge. The landscape is defined by the transition from collegiate and institutional grounds to the surrounding rural communities of Pendleton, Central, and Calhoun. To the north, the Wesleyan Methodist College and several local schools like Abell Sch and Mt Tabor Sch reflect the area's educational focus during the 1950s.

Transportation and history are woven together through the path of the Southern railroad and markers of the past such as the Treaty Oak Monument and Hopewell-Keowee Monument. The river geography is particularly detailed before major modern hydrological changes, showing the natural course of the rivers around Pickens Bend and the presence of the Fish Hatchery and Issaqueena Lake. Smaller rural settlements like Cherrys Crossing and Adams Crossing appear alongside country churches including Lawrence Chapel and New Hope Ch.