Doddridge County
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler, and Lewis. Named for Philip Doddridge, lawyer-statesman of western Virginia. Many of the Indians who once came to this State got war and hunting weapons from flint quarries near . . . — — Map (db m301178) HM
Established as a learning center by the former Salem College in 1970, this log house museum is a collection of relocated structures representing the culture and lifestyle of rural West Virginia from 1792 to 1901. Now owned and operated by the . . . — — Map (db m303488) HM
Site of Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Church, organized Aug. 1870 by members of New Salem church, est. 1792 in Salem. Met in log building; new church dedicated, 1880; razed, 1975. Rev. Peter Davis (1783-1885), original settler & Rev. Jacob Davis . . . — — Map (db m142418) HM
The West Virginia Industrial
Home for Girls was established by act of the Legislature,
February 18, 1897, for the rehabilitation of girls who need
assistance in becoming useful
citizens of the State. It was
formally opened May 5, 1899. — — Map (db m174654) HM
The magnificent American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) once dominated 200 million acres of the eastern United States.
Many uses of wood from these trees supported the U.S. economy and our way of life.
Chestnuts were a primary . . . — — Map (db m309176) HM
Chartered, 1794, and settled by colony of families from New Jersey. Site of blockhouse where troops were stationed during Indian wars to guard the trail from the Ohio to the West Fork settlements. It is the seat of Salem College. — — Map (db m170909) HM
Salem developed as a result of the oil boom around the turn of the twentieth century. A major fire devastated the downtown in 1902 destroying the majority of the wood-framed buildings along Main Street. Subsequently, much of Main Street was . . . — — Map (db m173878) HM
Constructed in 1912, this depot served on the
transcontinental railway, with its last passing train
in 1985. The depot was restored in the 1990's by
citizens of the Salem area. The project was funded
through the Intermodal Surface . . . — — Map (db m170859) HM
The United States Department of Agriculture was authorized by Congress in 1953 to carry out a program of flood prevention and erosion control for Salem Fork.
The project was seven (7) earth dams along with land treatment measures to control . . . — — Map (db m173890) HM
KOREAN WAR
C Co., 1092 Eng Bn, WVANG
1950 - 1953
Marvin L. Ashcraft
William Barker
Donald Barnes
Gene Barnes
Delbert Bauman
Russell S. Broadwater
Clifford Bumgardner
Frank E. Cade
Russell . . . — — Map (db m257574) WM
Dedicated by P. Hale Samples Post No. 35, The American Legion, in honor of the men of Salem who served in
The World War, 1917 - 1919
☆ Firmin Andre
James L. Ash
Law A. Ash
Ralph Ash
Dallas Bailey
Sam B. Ball . . . — — Map (db m257408) WM
World War II 1941 - 1945
(Panel 1)
James W. Adams
Jennings E. Adams
Kenneth Adams
W. Bernard Adams
Gerald J. Alderman
Frank L. Alkire
John D. Alkire
Clay K. Ash
Goldie B. Ash . . . — — Map (db m261368) HM
