Morgantown was, until the arrival of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a mostly agriculture-based settlement. The house has been restored by its owners. It is rumored to have housed George Washington during a brief overnight visit. Jacob Morgan settled in this area around 1765, building a large stone house, which still stands on Hartz Road between Mineview Drive and Shiloh Road. His father, Thomas Morgan, had been a native of Wales, a captain in the French and Indian War, and owner of a large tract of choice land in Caernarvon Township. Morgantown was named after Colonel Jacob Morgan, who laid out the town around 1770. As of the 2010 census, the population was 826 residents. It is located partially in Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County.
Morgantown is a census-designated place in Caernarvon Township, located in southern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
