More on Morrison Cove High School: Fun Historical Facts

The many words that have been spoken and the stories that have been written pale to those of one young man who spent six years at Morrison Cove High School in a most unusual capacity.

Don Grabill of Martinsburg lived at the old Brownstone, a three-story plus basement structure, which stands high on a hill overlooking Martinsburg.

“I could always sleep in,” said Grabill, a member of the class of 1958 of his close proximity to his classes.

Grabill, 81, his parents and three siblings lived in a two-floor apartment of the imposing school, one of the job perks of his dad, Paul, the custodian.

“He w...