Historical Marker
Sikes Hall
Historical marker location:
101 Calhoun Dr, Clemson, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Old Greenville Highway (State Highway 93) and Calhoun Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Greenville Highway.)
The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.