Morgantown, Maryland

Morgantown
—  Unincorporated community  —
Morgantown Location within the state of Maryland
Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 76°58′16″W / 38.34528°N 76.97111°W / 38.34528; -76.97111Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 76°58′16″W / 38.34528°N 76.97111°W / 38.34528; -76.97111
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Charles
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes
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GNIS feature ID	590827

Morgantown is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.^[1] It lies south of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge on the Potomac River at Lower Cedar Point. It is known for the Mirant Morgantown Generating Station smokestacks. In 2007, a controversial coal barge loading facility was under construction at the power plant on Popes Creek. Much later, 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]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgantown, Maryland
2. ^ "Old Maryland Landmarks" by Robert F.T. Pogue, 1972.
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

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