Claylick is an

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in Montgomery Township in Franklin County,

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, United States. Claylick is located at the intersection of state routes 75 and

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, south of

Mercersburg Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively large percentage of African-American workers who had ...

. Clay Lick was laid out ''circa'' 1831, and named after nearby Clay Lick Mountain. A post office called Clay Lick was established in 1862, the name was changed to Claylick in 1895, and the post office closed in 1905.

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