Morganza, Maryland

Morganza is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.^[1] Today, it is home to a few homes and St. Joseph's Catholic Church, which had been in the area since 1759. The current church on Route 5 at the top of the hill was built in 1860 and the Morganza Post Office was established there in 1867, named after the Morgan family. The post office is now located across from Chopticon High School. Morganza was home to two public one-room school houses and the church opened a parochial school for white students in 1926 and for black children in 1927. These schools were begun by John LaFarge, S.J. He is noted for his many interracial writings and activities. He is quoted as having said that his ministry among both the white and Afro-American parishioners taught him about racial injust. St. Joseph's original cemetery is located at the bottom of the hill along Route 5 and for many years was forgotten under dense underbrush, but has since been cleared. The current 4-acre (16,000 m²) cemetery across from St. Joseph's was purchased in 1904.^[2]

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Municipalities and communities of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Leonardtown
Town	Leonardtown
CDPs	California Charlotte Hall Golden Beach Lexington Park Mechanicsville Piney Point St. George Island Tall Timbers
Other communities	Abell Avenue Beachville-St. Inigoes Beauvue Bushwood Callaway Chaptico Clements Coltons Point Compton Dameron Discovery Drayden Great Mills Helen Hollywood Hopewell Huntersville Loveville Maddox Morganza Oakley Oakville Oraville Park Hall Estates Ridge St. Inigoes Shores St. Mary's City Scotland Spencers Wharf Valley Lee

Coordinates: 38°22′31″N 76°41′44″W / 38.37528°N 76.69556°W / 38.37528; -76.69556