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Welcome to the Beautiful,

Bustling City of Clemson!

The City was initially founded as the village amenities, including tennis and pickleball We hope you’ll also stop by our local
of Calhoun in 1872 but was incorporated courts, athletic fields, dog parks, and businesses for food, fun, drinks,
as Clemson in 1947, formalizing the a bicycle pump track, and the Green merchandise, and more. If you find
connection to neighboring Clemson Crescent Trail is well under way. The South yourself in town Tuesday evenings in
University. We have approximately 18,000 Carolina Botanical Gardens is also on the May and June, join us for On The Ave, a
permanent residents but, for nine months outskirts of the University campus and live music and outdoor dining event in
each year, the City is also home to 28,000 offers educational programs for all ages downtown. On Wednesday afternoons
university students. And of course, for year round. from May through September, the
seven Saturdays each fall, more than farmers market is held at Patrick Square,
85,000 football fans travel to the City to We have a vibrant arts and culture and other events are held around the
see the Tigers play. community with our City facilities City throughout the year.
and partnerships with University
At only eight square miles, the City itself is organizations. The Clemson Area African Whether you call Clemson home or your
small, but our opportunities and amenities American Museum, housed in the former home away from home, we’re always glad
are mighty. Clemson is uniquely situated Calhoun Colored School on Butler Street, to See You Here!
in a milder climate at the foothills of the is the only African American museum
Blue Ridge Mountains and along the in Pickens County. The Arts Center of Sincerely,
banks of Lake Hartwell, one of the largest Clemson offers a variety of classes
recreational lakes in the Southeast. Three throughout the year as well as programs
of our City parks – Abernathy, Twelve Mile, such as October’s Pumpkinpalooza. We
and Mountain View – offer lake access. also have several public art installations Robert Halfacre
Our other parks offer a variety of other around the City. Mayor, City of Clemson

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