August 21

August 21 in Clemson History

1959: The Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Savannah District, produces map depicting final arrangement for the Clemson College Protective Works, Hartwell Project, Savannah River Basin, Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina. It shows the Upper diversion dam, the Lower diversion dam, the Dike, the Diversion channel, and the Pumping Station. (Map in Special Collections, Strom Thurmond Institute).
1965: President Robert C. Edwards hosts ~1,500 freshmen at his home for a picnic. Music provided by the Versatiles, a dance band from Anderson, folk singer Janet Newell, accordionist Jerry Raz, and singing trio the Ethnics. Master of ceremonies is student body President Grey Walsh. (The Tiger, Friday, August 27, 1965, Volume LIX, Number 1, page 1).
1988: Winston Wayne Ramsey, a senior English major, is killed when the car in which he was riding strikes a tree early Sunday morning. The driver, Samuel Andrew Welchel, received minor injuries. Ramsey, 20, was associate editor of The Tiger, where he also served as circulation manager and editorial editor. He was a 1985 honor graduate of Summerville High School. While there he was a member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society. (The Tiger, August 26, 1988, page 1.) The staff dedicates the issue to Ramsey.
2007: Black Dog Music in Victoria Square closes its doors, the last music store in Clemson.

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