Goose Creek Neighborhood Articles
Goose Creek, SC: Goose Creek, located slightly northwest of Charleston along the Cooper River and sandwiched between the towns of Hanahan and Moncks Corner, ranks among South Carolina's larger cities with a population of 30,000. English settlers first arrived to Goose Creek back in the late 1600s via the island of Barbados...
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Moncks Corner, SC: Historians believe that the origins of Moncks Corner dates back to about 1738. Taking its name from landowner Thomas Monk, the town developed on the southeast corner of his Mitton Plantation as a trading post where the area’s Santee River planters went to sell their crops. It was not until 1856 when the Northeastern Railroad...
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Summerville, SC: This small Southern town just 20 miles north of Charleston came into being in the late 1700’s during the heyday of Lowcountry rice cultivation. To escape both the oppressive heat and humidity of the coast, upscale Charlestonians built seasonal cottages, which have now become the genesis of modern-day Summerville...
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