Steve Shaluta reflects on his life and work. This story was originally published in the January 2015 issue of Wonderful West Virginia. Written by Shay MaunzPhotographed by Steve Shaluta Ask Steve Shaluta where he’s from, and he becomes uncharacteristically sheepish. “I don’t usually like to tell people this, but I
Living Traditions
Fort New Salem in Harrison County teaches visitors about a way of life long forgotten. It was in early September 1789, before the first hard frost, when a group of Seventh Day Baptists—men, women, and children—left New Jersey to start a new life. They would eventually settle in western Virginia