Morgantown, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
38°20′43″N 76°58′16″W / 38.34528°N 76.97111°W / 38.34528; -76.97111Morgantown is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.[1] It lies south of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge on the Potomac River at Lower Cedar Point. Morgantown is known for the Mirant Morgantown Generating Station smokestacks. The community had ferryboat service to Potomac Beach in Virginia before the present bridge opened in 1940.[2] Waverley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[3] In 2007, a controversial coal barge loading facility was under construction at the power plant on Popes Creek.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgantown, Maryland
- ^ "Old Maryland Landmarks" by Robert F.T. Pogue, 1972.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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Municipalities and communities of Charles County, Maryland, United States
County seat: La Plata
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