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Berkeley County is located in the Lowcountry, with its county seat in Moncks Corner.

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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Berkeley County - Dixie Training School

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Berkeley County - Dixie Training School
The first public school for blacks in Moncks Corner was founded in 1880. Classes were held in local churches until the first school was built in 1900. The three-room school built here 1918-1920 at a...
Berkeley County - Varner Town Indian Community

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Berkeley County - Varner Town Indian Community
The South Carolina Board of Education established a state-funded Indian school for the Varner Town Indian Community in 1938. This one-room school was closed by the state in 1963, forcing integration...
Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State

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Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State
Santee Cooper Country is made up of the five counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter. Visit lakes and rivers, museums, parks, flower gardens, plantation homes, nature trails...
Mepkin Abbey | ETV Shorts

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Mepkin Abbey | ETV Shorts
Mepkin Abbey is a Trappist Monastery located on the Cooper River in Berkeley County. It's a community of Roman Catholic monks established in 1949. The monks at Mepkin Abbey devote their lives to...
A Is for Ace Basin | South Carolina from A to Z 1

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A Is for Ace Basin | South Carolina from A to Z
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A is for Ace Basin. Dean Harrigal, wildlife biologist, with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) talks about the Ace Basin. Our great state is known for many wonderful places...
Cooper River | ETV Shorts

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Cooper River | ETV Shorts
The Cooper River has made a huge impact on the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The river, known as the "cradle of history of South Carolina," still makes a huge economic impact as an important...
Alligator Hunting | ETV Shorts

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Alligator Hunting | ETV Shorts
The Santee Cooper Lakes in Berkeley County have not been hunted for the American Alligator for many years. As a result the lakes in Berkeley County have some of the largest alligators in the United...
Swamp Fox | Pee Dee Explorer

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Swamp Fox | Pee Dee Explorer
Francis Marion served in the American Revolutionary War. Known as the Swamp Fox, he is considered one of the fathers of modern guerrilla warfare due to his "surprise attack" strategies that often took...