Edisto Research and Education Center

The graves identified at the Edisto Research and Education Center are in three locations. One is near the ruins of a church, and it is believed that congregants who attended the church are buried there. The other two are likely tenant house sites – one is adjacent to a hay barn, and one is at the edge of what was once an alfalfa field. Both tenant gravesites are surrounded by larger trees.

For more information on the Edisto Research and Education Center, contact Chris Ray by email at cry@clemson.edu, or call him at 803-284-3343 x273 . 

For inquiries about this gravesite location or any of the other statewide gravesite locations on Clemson University property, please email cugravesites@clemson.edu.

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Estimated graves: 60+

Estimated age of graves: 1870-1930

Headstones: 5

Description: The cemetery located within a pine timber stand has graves in rows. The ruins of a church are nearby, and the graves are believed to be those of congregants who attended the church. Some headstones are present, but many depressions with no marker. Clearing work was completed of this site on Feb. 27, 2022.