Thomas Green Clemson Parkway

Dedicated in 1979

in Honor of

Thomas Green Clemson

1807-1888

A Native Philadelphian and

Leading Agriculturist. Mr.

Clemson was U.S. Charge

D'Affaires to Belgium, U.S.

Superintendent of

Agriculture, and the

1868 President of Pendleton

Farmers Society. An advocate of

The National Land Grant

Movement, he left his

estate to establish Clemson

University. He married

the daughter ...