
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