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WELCOME TO
FORT NEW SALEM

Welcome to our site! 

We have a fun season planned at Fort New Salem. Visitors will see our new porch on the Reynolds House is completed including a new shake roof. It is a part of the front-end development of our campus. We now have firewood shed, a new flag pole and permanent stocks with surrounding patio.  Visitors know the significance of our community bell during our events.  We will have our bell on the new bell pole. We are thrilled with the winter progress on the Bennet Cabin.  It's foundation and outside walls are completed. Next up are the floor joists and roof rafters.

Fort New Salem is a representative frontier log house settlement of 19th century West(ern) Virginia. We are a private museum and only open to the public during our events.

WELCOME

  • Thanks Salem Shop 'n Save

    We welcome the Salem shop and save as our newest 2023 SEASON SPONSOR

  • Thanks Salem Colonial Pharmacy

    We welcome the SALEM COLONIAL PHARMACY as our newest 2023 SEASON SPONSOR.

  • 2023 SPRING SCHOOL TOURS SOLD OUT

    Fort New Salem announces an expansion of its 2023 school tours. We offer both small group and large group tours.

    We are now SOLD OUT on booking school tours!

  • Thanks Schillace Law

    We welcome SCHILLACE LAW as our newest 2023 SEASON SPONSOR!

  • Thanks Jay-Bee Oil

    We welcome Jay-Bee Oil as our newest 2023 SEASON SPONSOR!

  • Thanks Martin Ventires, LLC

    We welcome Martin Ventures, LLC as our newest 2023 SEASON SPONSOR!

  • Meeting House Renovated and Reopened

    We reopened the renovated Meeting House on November 30, 2019. Special thanks to the Salem Correctional Facility Good Neighbors crew and our Friends of the Fort for their help on this project.

  • FORT RECEIVES GRANT

    On January 12,2021 Fort New Salem received a grant from the CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF HARRISON COUNTY. It will be used to add a porch onto the Reynolds House! That work is ongoing in 2022

  • Class of 2019 Inductees into WALL OF RECOGNITION

    Congratulations to George "Gabby" Brooks, Jeffrey Wyne and Walter Williams our 2019 Class inducted into our WALL OF RECOGNITIONS on August 10, 2019. Jeff and Gabby have been a part of Fort New Salem over the past 25 years. Walter was the inaugural chairperson of our organization and developed the structure and "foundation of our foundation"

  • BLOCK HOUSE OPENED!

    After being completely relocated on our campus and renovated, the BLOCK HOUSE was officially reopened April 27, 2019.

  • HOOPS GRACES WINNERS

    Congratulations to Mark and his family who won our Hoops and Graces Competition at our John Randolph Spring Arts Kick Off.

  • DOMINION DONATES TO FORT

    Dominion recently granted Fort New Salem to build a new porch and ramp to our Old Admin Building. Additionally Dominion donated and installed 800 feet of gas line on our campus!

  • Three inducted into THANKS-GIVING WALL

    On August 11, 2018 we inducted Judge John S. Kaull, Clarence “Willie” & Mary Mutschelknaus into "Wall." Judge Kaull is a former chairperson for the Fort New Salem Foundation and a supporter. Willie & Mary have been ongoing supporters of the development of our facility with Willie also serving on the fort Board. Judge Kaull was represented by April , his daughter.

OUR
CAMPUS INCLUDES

  • Waldo Run Cabin

  • The Farm House

  • The Block House

  • Delilia's Cabin

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OUR
MISSION STATEMENT

Fort New Salem Foundation, Inc. exists to support Fort New Salem in preserving and advancing the educational, historical, cultural and social aspects of Nineteenth Century West(ern) Virginia

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