Construction of the Old Stone Church began in 1797 by a group of local Hopewell Presbyterians after their original meeting hall burned down in the 1790s. While it is uncertain as to why the church was constructed out of stone, potential…

Littlejohn Coliseum is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the north-west corner of Clemson’s campus, only a few minutes’ walk from Memorial Stadium. Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson men’s and women’s basketball team plays. Littlejohn also…

Sometime after Christmas in 1887, fourteen-year-old Lula Sherman was looking after her little sister. Her parents weren’t home. There was a knock at the door. As Lula opened the door, she was greeted by a white man, Manse Waldrop, who asked Lula…

On the night of April 1, 1843, Issey Calhoun had just entered William, the son of John C. and Floride Calhoun, upstairs bedroom. It was her task to warm his bed, using hot coals. She did this- and much more. As she warmed his bed,…

Hippies of the late 1960s and early 1970s exhibited a fascination with Eastern religions and spirituality. They began practicing yoga and meditation, and these practices eventually spread to other more “mainstream” parts of society. Transcendental…

Augustus Schilletter got away with what might be one of the biggest crimes in Clemson history simply due to the circumstances at the time it happened. Schilletter was the dining hall steward around the time that Clemson was first starting to grow…