Berkeley Railroad

The Berkeley Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that served the Charleston area beginning in the late 19th century.

The Berkeley Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1892.^[1]

The Berkeley Railroad ran from Chicora, South Carolina, to Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and connected with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Moncks Corner.^[2]

The Berkeley Railroad was built by A.S. Emerson, an early real estate developer who wanted to promote a development he called "New England City", in Berkeley County. Emerson built a railroad from Moncks Corner to New England City, which later became known as Chicora.^[3]

New England City did not make it financially and was sold at auction in July 1906 to a local lumber company. It is likely the tracks and ties were then probably taken up.^[3]

References

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[1] Acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1892, page 129

[2] A Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbor, Arthur Adams and Sarah A. Risley, 1915

[carolana-3] South Carolina Railroads, Berkeley Railroad Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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