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Jun 8, 2016 · Article Images. The village of Moncks Corner in St. John’s Berkeley Parish derived its name from Thomas Monck, who in 1735 purchased one thousand acres in the parish and established Mitton Plantation. 2 minutes to read. (Berkeley County; 2000 pop. 5,952).
Oct 15, 2016 · Pictured: Family who had moved out of Santee-Cooper Basin, washing clothes on their “new” farm near Moncks Corner, South Carolina. This photo was taken in 1941. (Via Yale University) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–First established in 1682, Berkeley County’s history is just as vibrant as its popular neighbor, Charleston County.
Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,885 at the 2010 census. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Moncks Corner is included within the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of Moncks Corner has expanded since the Revolutionary War, and the site of the Battle of Monck’s Corner, fought on April 14, 1780, does not look like what it would have looked like during the battle. However, visitors can learn more about the battle via a historical stone marker near the intersection of State Rd S-8-366 and N. U.S. Hwy 52.
Located between Moncks Corner and Charleston, this property was developed in 1714 by Thomas Broughton, who became the Royal governor of South Carolina, and is one of the oldest plantation homes in the United States. Its rice fields, dikes and canals were well-preserved into the 20th century.
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Cypress trees tower above the murky black waters of this swamp garden, located near Moncks Corner in Berkeley County. Cypress Gardens was created in 1909 by Benjamin Rufus Kitteredge on the original rice fields of Dean Hall Plantation .
