Fort New Salem

Fort New Salem
Fort New Salem is located in West Virginia
Fort New Salem
Location within West Virginia
39°17′22″N 80°33′56″W / 39.28944°N 80.56556°W / 39.28944; -80.56556
LocationSalem, West Virginia, U.S.
History
Built1792
Site notes
Governing bodySalem University

Fort New Salem is a frontier settlement of nineteenth century log structures located in Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Salem International University.

Work on the village of over 18 relocated log structures began in 1971. The Fort opened to the public in 1974, as a part of Salem College (now known as Salem International University). The site is approximately eight acres, now owned by the Fort New Salem Foundation, Inc. It is now a history museum.

References

  1. ↑ "Fort New Salem". Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Fort New Salem - The West Virginia Museum Directory". Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)