Old Stone Church — Attraction in Clemson

Old Stone church and cemetery are amazing. Admittedly, I'm biased, because I have Revolutionary-era relatives buried in the Old Stone cemetery. But for anyone visiting Clemson, this is a most-not-miss historic site.

Old Stone Church was built between 1797 and 1800 by John Rush to replace Hopewell church, whose building had burned, and which General Andrew Pickens had named after his home church in Abbeville County, South Carolina, when he moved to Pendleton District. Andrew and wife Rebecca Calhoun are buried in the Old Stone Church cemetery along with family members.

On the day we visited the church and cemetery, we were fortunate to find a group working inside the church — it's not normally open to the public — who were preparing it for a special Sunday service the following day. They graciously invited us inside and pointed out various highlights of the interior of the church we wouldn't...

Old cemetery in the yard of a church built in 1797 or around that time. A couple of revolutionary war heroes are buried there, including Anderson County's namesake, General Robert Anderson; as well as Pickens county's namesake, Andrew Pickens. Also buried here is a supposed witch, named Eliza Huger. People visit her grave and leave coins and other various knick knacks as gifts. Legend says she was killed by her own brother. The church itself is no longer accessable, but the cemetery is open to the public as far as I know. Just remember to be respectful if you visit, and not to litter or vandalize any...

Unfortunately, the information stands are damaged and almost entirely illegible, and there were liquor bottles on the ground and very strong smell of urine at the bushes by the second group of headstones on the right as we entered to appreciate the historical markers of soldiers of CSA. it was sad to see some tombstones cracked and shattered, but we appreciated that am attempt was made to retain the pieces in their order. The walled-in grave of the brothers was littered and obscured not only by the fact that it, too, had been broken in several pieces, but also by the faded and ratty trash...