Fort HistoryFort New Salem is a living history, outdoor museum interpreting the history, trades and lifestyles of the region. The settlement is surrounded by tree-covered hills. The facility takes its visitors into an era when work and leisure activities reflected the values and traditions of the community and the Appalachian culture of her people.
Fort New Salem is a representative frontier log settlement of Nineteenth Century West(ern) Virginia. Work on this village of
18 relocated log structures began in 1971. The Fort opened to the public in 1974. The site is approximately eight acres, all owned by the Fort New Salem Foundation, Inc.
Fort New Salem is located in Salem, WV, a rural Appalachian community in western Harrison County. It is strategically located on property adjacent to US Route 50, and is less than 17 miles west of the Clarksburg/Bridgeport interchange of Interstate 79.
The Fort New Salem Foundation, Inc. attained ownership in December 2005
and has rehabilitated ten structures to date. They are listed in bold below.
Our campus includes:
The Meeting House -
adopted by the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church
Delilia's Cabin -
adopted
by Energy Express
The Tinsmith Shop -
adopted by West Union Bank
The Smoke House
(available for adoption)
The Block House
(currently under construction funded by the
Reshape the
Future Fund)
The Print Shop
(available for adoption)
McIntyre's House
