Morges was platted by Samuel Oswalt and John Waggoner in 1831. Worley’s Hotel, built in 1820, was the first stage coast stop between Bolivar-Canton and Steubenville. The road followed the first white man’s trail, established by Bezaleel Wells, who founded Canton in 1806. The first mass was celebrated in the Wagoner’s home in 1832. The present St. Mary’s Church was built in 1851 from bricks burned on the premises.