MORGAN
The Morgan area was originally known to the early Europeans as the Great South Bend or North-West Bend owing to its location at a great elbow on the Murray River. The town was established in 1878 to coincide with the opening of the railway line from Adelaide and became one of the busiest ports in South Australia at the time, second only to Port Adelaide. Although the railway closed in 1969, Morgan’s wharf measured an impressive 160 metres in length but now, only around 30 metres remain. The historic wharf precinct still captures the spirit of the early river and rail trading days when it handled nearly all the wool and wheat from a vast area upstream from here. Today
Morgan is a popular holiday spot, known for its houseboats, fishing and watersports.
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