ASHE COUNTY

Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, NC July 22, 2022

The Ashe County Courthouse in Jefferson, North Carolina is a Beaux Arts style building built in 1904. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is now a museum. The Museum of Ashe County History has restored and is located in the historic Ashe County Courthouse. Exhibits include photos, artifacts from area industries, a railroad room with a model train layout and railroad artifacts, a room honoring Ashe County veterans, and the Ashe County Sports Hall of Fame. Wikipedia

Current Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, NC July 22, 2022

Current Ashe County Courthouse, built 2000, Architects- Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern and Bill Mahler, Contractor- James R Vannoy & Sons Construction. 

The Charters of Freedom

The Charters of Freedom plaque, Ashe County, Jefferson, NC

Foundation Forward, Inc. is an educational non0profit that installs life-size replicas of the United States’ Charters of Freedom: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in communities across America.

The Charters of Freedom Monument

The Charters of Freedom monument, Ashe County, NC

Not everyone has the ability to visit the original founding documents at the National Archives in Washington, DC. That’s why Foundation Forward, Inc. Is aiming to build a Charters of Freedom setting in every county across America. Foundation Forward, Inc.