“M” is for Moncks Corner

“M” is for Moncks Corner (Berkeley County; 2020 population 12,497). The village of Moncks Corner in St. John's Berkeley Parish derived its name from Thomas Monck, who in 1735 established a plantation at a fork where the Charleston Road intersected with the Cherokee Path. A small commercial community grew up around the plantation. After the Revolutionary War, the opening of the State Road between Charleston and Columbia and the completion of the Santee Canal caused the village to decline and almost vanish. In 1856 the Northeastern Railroad constructed a new station called Moncks Corner and expanded to include the old property of Thomas Monck. In 1895 the town became the seat of Berkeley County. The development of the Santee Cooper rural electric project led to more growth. In 1945 Santee Cooper moved its main office to Moncks Corner.