Fish Fry and Bluegrass
Friday, May 18 Riverview Community Center
New River Canoe Race
Saturday, May 19 Starts at Zaloos Canoes
100 Yard Open Rifle Match
Saturday, May 19 Alleghany Rifle Range
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Ashe County is located in North Carolina. The 2000 U.S. Census listed the county's population at 24,384; the 2010 U.S. Census listed the population as 27,281. Its county seat is Jefferson.
Historical evidence shows that Ashe county was inhabited by Native Americans, which included the Cherokee, Creek, and Shawnee tribes. Pieces of broken pottery, arrowheads, and other Native American artifacts have been found, indicating their presence. Most of these artifacts have been found in the Old Fields area of Ashe County.
The earliest Europeans to explore Ashe County were Bishop Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg - head of the Moravian Church in America - and his associates, Timothy Horsefield, Joseph Mueller, Henry Antes, Johan Merck, and ... click here for more of Ashe County's history
