Clear Brook is an
unincorporated farming community in northern
Frederick County,
Virginia. The community lies approximately six miles (9.6 kilometers) north of the
county seat of
Winchester
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along Martinsburg Pike (
U.S. Route 11
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). It is the site of the Kenilworth home, once owned by
Harry K. Thaw
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, the old
Hopewell Meeting House, Stonewall Elementary School, the Clearbrook Park, and the Frederick County Fairgrounds.
Sometimes referred to as Clearbrook, its name was decided upon by the
Board on Geographic Names in 1966 as Clear Brook.
Clear Brook drew national attention when resident and
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
peace activist Tom Fox was kidnapped in
Baghdad on November 25, 2005. Fox's body was found March 9, 2006.
Culture
Clear Brook was selected as the site for the Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival, a
Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event deemed a "State Championship" by the
Governor of Virginia for 2013. The event is an annual event supporting local charities under the guidance of
Wayne Schafer, a barbecue pitmaster who runs the event.
Clear Brook is well known throughout Northern Virginia as well as the Route 11 and Highway 81 corridors for its annual holiday light display in Clear Brook Park. The light display typically opens the day after Thanksgiving and runs through early January. The display is turned off at 10pm each night and is also closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.
External links
Trelleborg Marine Systems produces marine fenders in Clear BrookFamily Dining in Clear Brook, VA
References
Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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