The materials mined were alum, magnesium sulfate, saltpeter, magnesia, and copperas. A native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Josh Boyce attended Copperas Cove High School. Haver is from Copperas Cove, Texas. Macune accepted his first Methodist pastorate at Copperas Cove, Texas, in 1902. The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl is hosted by Copperas Cove at Bulldawg Stadium. In 1814 Steubenville, Ohio had 7 copperas producing manufacturers. Copperas Cove's climate is humid subtropical with hot summers, cool winters, and rainy springs. They finally settled in Copperas Cove, Texas in 1997 after retiring from the military. The county is drained by Spoon River, Kickapoo Creek, Elbow Creek, and Copperas Creek. He also taught in one-room schools at Copperas Creek, San Angelo, and San Marcos. On the east side of Copperas Cove, a concurrency with I-14 begins. Begun in 2000, the Copperas Cove Classic Road Race is held mid-January each year. Copperhouse Marshes are salt marshes, so named after the copperas works in nearby Gillingham. Pyrite has been used since classical times to manufacture "copperas" (iron(II) sulfate). It replaced the Pro-Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill.