Fort Hill Slave Quarters / Clemson College Convict Stockade

Historical marker location:

Clemson, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Palmetto Boulevard and Fernow Street, on the right when traveling east on South Palmetto Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 2016

South Carolina was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours and resulted in the surrender of the fort to the Confederates.