History
Salem was chartered in 1794 and settled by a colony of families from New Jersey. It was the site of a blockhouse where troops were stationed during the Indian wars to guard the trail from the Ohio to the West Fork settlements. It is the seat of Salem College.
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Salem, West Virginia · United States
