Newcomers to the Cove: Claysburg

A few months ago I wrote a series about how towns in Morrisons Cove got their names. Claysburg, although not located in the Cove per se, is a neighboring community and a de facto member of our neighborhood. This is apparent as one reads our newspaper. For example, the Herald prints news about four school districts: Williamsburg, Central, Northern Bedford, and Claysburg-Kimmel. So, as a newcomer, I became curious about the town on the “other side” of Dunnings Mountain. The most common way to drive to Claysburg from our home is over Dunnings Mountain on Sproul Mountain Road, which crosses...