Village Businesses
school children visiting the New Salem schoolhouse
its out building
a two holer
complete with corn cobs for clean up
New Salem (Rutledge) Tavern
the tavern
sleeping quarters
hot coals being placed on the Dutch oven to bake a cake
the cake is a bakin
much of the food is raised in village gardens
Stores
William Clary store
archaeological dig in the foreground
what they are looking for
Hill-McNeil store
store interior
Doctor's Office
Dr. Francis Regnier Office
New Salem Carding Mill and Wool House
carding machine
driven by oxen walking on the circular tread mill
the cog turning vertical motion into horizontal turning
wagon
New Salem Saw- and Gristmill
down the hill to the mill on the stream
the mill
water powered
sawmill
grist mill
horizontal water drive wheel