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- ...that the Hanover House was first erected in Berkeley County circa 1716?
- ...that the Old Stone Church was first erected in 1797?
- ...that the Messenger was the first newspaper in the area, in 1807?
- ...that the Blue Ridge Railroad brought the first train service to the area in 1860?
- ...that the Seneca River trestle contains some 1530 tons of steel?
- ...that Richard Wright Simpson was the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees?
- ...that Henry Aubrey Strode was the only president never to oversee students?
- ...that Robert Cook Edwards was the longest-serving Clemson president? See President Edwards farewell letter.
- ...that Clemson's first Professor of Chemistry, Mark Bernard Hardin, witnessed the battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor?
- ...that Fort Hill Presbyterian Church is Clemson's oldest congregation, dating from 1895?
- ...that the Clemson College Chronicle was the original university publication of record, from October 1897?
- ...that August "Shorty" Schilletter scammed the college for thousands of dollars for over a decade?
- ...that Clemson's first tied football game outcome was versus Tennessee in 1901?
- ...that Clemson's highest football score was 122, to Guilford's 0? True! Also in 1901!
- ...that Clemson had a Confederate battle flag flap in 1904?
- ...that the Tiger football team's first forward pass took place on November 29, 1906?
- ...that Textile Hall in Greenville hosted the Southern Textile Exposition starting in 1915?
- ...that the Clemson Little Theatre was founded in 1931?
- ...that Richard Newman Brackett was the last surviving and serving member of Clemson's original faculty?
- ...that Company C-4 Pershing Rifles was founded in 1939?
- ...that Lake Hartwell has 962 miles of shoreline and a holding capacity of 830 billion gallons of water?
- ...that the university provided the Issaqueena Bombing Range for World War II training?
- ...that Big Dave's BBQ is operated by the Dallas Cowboys' former executive chef?
- ...that Capri's was a popular Italian restaurant for over a decade?
- ...that House Shows have become a Clemson tradition?
- ...that 4/5ths of The Hoodoo Hounds are Clemson professors?
- ...that the Clemson Corps has given out 352 scholarships since 1999?
- ...that Walgreen's Drugs eliminated the last gas at College Avenue and Tiger Boulevard?
- ...that Bash Riprock's, The Grocery, and The Library Club were all old Clemson watering holes?
- ...that Rollercoaster Road provides cheap, if illicit, thrills?
- ...that Peppino's Pizzeria is closed for remodelling until January 5, 2009?
- ...that SHINE, Inc. provides the only soup kitchen in Pickens County?
- ...that the Traditions Calendar raises funds for a memorial to students who passed before graduation?
- ...that Warning Sirens are our friend?
- ...that the third annual Clemson Rave occurred on Library Bridge on December 3, 2008?
- ...that Help! is a recent Unhymnal song?
- ...that YNK is a private dance club in Rogers Plaza?
- ...that about 75 percent of Clemson students are de facto members of Gamma Delta Iota?
- ...that the Clemson area has two indigenous types of poisonous Snakes?
- ...that Welborn Bus Lines had a mixed history of serving Clemson?
- ...that Dabo Swinney is Clemson's twenty-fifth head football coach?
- ...that the next football games with Georgia are scheduled for 2013 and 2014?
- ...that the Clemson Wiki now lists every football game between 1896 and 2007?
