Berkeley County is located in the Lowcountry, with its county seat in Moncks Corner. The area features a number of rivers and lakes that make it popular with tourists. History also draws many visitors to Berkeley County. A great deal of historical sites and museums exist in Berkeley, and the county was the home of Revolutionary War generals Francis Marion and William Moultrie.
The county was first established in 1682. However, the Charleston District absorbed Berkeley County for a few years before becoming its own county once more in 1882. The county’s namesakes, Sir William Berkeley and Lord John Berkeley, served as Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
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"B" is for Berkeley County [1,098 sq. miles; population 142,651]. Created on May 10, 1682, Berkeley was one of South Carolina's first three counties. It was named for two of the Lords Proprietors...
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This segment covers the St. Julien family settling near Charleston, and building their home and plantation. William Hiott, Director of Clemson University Historical Properties, talks about why the...
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William Hiott and Patrick McMillan discuss the contributions made by African Americans. When Paul de St. Julien died in 1741, he owned forty-five slaves. Most of the profit which came from St. Julien...
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The beginning is about the house’s original owner, Paul de St. Julien’s family, and their French Huguenot origins. They moved to Charleston, S.C. to escape religious and political persecution, when...
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This last segment features a tour around the house, showing each room, design choices exclusive to each room, and some of the antiques and various artifacts on display in the home. Today, the house...
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The striped bass hatcheries of the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department produces as many as one hundred and twenty million fish. The hatcheries are among the world’s leaders in...
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Joanna Angle chronicles the early history of Moncks Corner. Moncks Corner was an important trading post, and more than a dozen Revolutionary War battles took place in and around this area. One of...
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In this segment, Joanna Angle discusses the history and construction of the Santee Canal, a critical location built for in-land travel, and trade, to accommodate the increasing demand for indigo and...
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The final segment on Moncks Corner is about Cypress Gardens. Originally part of Dean Hall Plantation, it today serves as a public garden, where visitors can take flat-bottom boat rides throughout the...
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Moncks Corner is the home of Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery. Joanna Angle reads an excerpt about Mepkin Abbey by Pat Conroy, and Father Francis Klein joins to elaborate on the life of a monk, and...
