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Designated. April 13, 1976. The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Part of the Ohio River watershed, it is about 360 miles (580 km) long.
In the 1780s, Ashe County was a part of the self-declared "State of Franklin", within the boundaries of its Washington County. The "State of Franklin" marked the beginnings of the State of Tennessee. The North Carolina legislature created Ashe County in late 1799 with an area of 977 square miles (2,530 km 2). Many family surnames noted in the ...
The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina.. It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the eastern and central portions of Watauga County and then Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina, passing through the town of Boone.
Location of the Eastern Cherokee Indian Land Trust Blowgun demonstration in Oconaluftee Indian Village, Cherokee, North Carolina The Eastern Cherokee Indian Nation Land, officially known as the Qualla Boundary , is located at 35°28′43″N 83°16′20″W / 35.47861°N 83.27222°W / 35.47861; -83.27222 in western North Carolina ...
00000017 [1] Added to NRHP. January 28, 2000. The Todd Historic District is a 19-acre (7.7 ha) national historic district located at Todd, Ashe County, North Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings and one other contributing site in the rural community of Todd. It includes commercial and residential structures, a church, and a hotel.
William J. Alexander, member of the legislature and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons: 36,473: 264 sq mi (684 km 2) Alleghany County: 005: Sparta: 1859: Ashe County: Derived from a corruption of the Delaware Indian name for the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers and is said to have meant "a fine stream" 11,342: 236 sq mi (611 km 2) Anson ...
Ashe County, North Carolina, c. 1799-1955 MPS: 16: Lansing School: Lansing School. January 8, 2009 : East side of NC 194 at junction with NC 1517 Lansing: 17 ...
Simone Mountain. Coordinates: 36.34763°N 81.50566°W. Simone Mountain is a summit in Ashe County, North Carolina, in the United States. It has an elevation of 4,304 feet (1,312 m). [1] Simone Mountain is the 574th-highest mountain in the state of North Carolina. [2]