If you spend much time in this town, you will be certain to observe the civic pride of its citizens.  It is evident all around, from the sign welcoming you to town, to the Veterans Memorial on the bluff above down-town, from the playground at the Dunbar Volunteer Fire Company, to the Delayed Harvest Fly Fishing Project and the habitat enhancing Jack-dams built there, from the numerous churches to the small but impressive public library.  There are few places you can visit that you will find more town dwelling people with their hearts attached to the mountains surrounding them.   Dunbar is one of those places.  Many of its residents are descendents of the first settlers of the area and many of them can remember living or visiting relatives up in the Dunbar hills.  When you talk to them about the valley they live in, you can feel the strength of their deeply rooted attachment to their community.

     Dunbar's contribution to our society has been significant but unassuming.  The "Town of Furnaces" contributed its resources to contribute to the industrialization of our country and contributed its sons and daughters to the cause in every war for which our country has called them.  The Veteran's Memorial, on the bluff above down-town, lists the names of those called for service in World War I, World War II and  The Vietnam War.  The honor roll is long, but does not begin to convey Dunbar's contribution in these campaigns or to the Civil War, Revolutionary War and the French & Indian Wars.