The cemetery where Col. R.W. Simpson and many of his family members are buried is located in the central area of the Piedmont Research and Education station in a prominent spot near the beef farm headquarters.
The family descendants actually own the cemetery and after many years it had fallen into disrepair.
In 2014, with the family’s approval, Max McCarty, son of Clemson Turfgrass Specialist, Dr. Bert McCarty, adopted the cemetery renewal as his Eagle Scout Project.
Non-native shrubs and trees were removed. Original trees and shrubbery were pruned. Headstones were documented and cleaned with an acid wash process and the Confederate Veteran’s grave markers were cleaned and re-painted.
The original fencing, which was severely degraded and damaged, was replaced.
