Ashe

Ashe County Public Library (Appalachian Regional Library System)
Ashe County Public Library Heritage Room
The Heritage Room at the Ashe County Public Library collects and makes available to the public a wide variety of material useful for studying local history and family history in Ashe County and surrounding areas. Collections include county microfilm, local newspapers, cemetery records, high school yearbooks, photographs, private manuscripts, published state and regional histories, abstracts, and other genealogical material. The Ashe County Public Library collection is currently being housed in a temporary location until June 2009.

New River State Park
Visitors Center
Four areas with access to this waterway make up more than 2,200 acres of New River State Park and provide spots for camping, canoing, picknicking and fishing. This park has a new 6,000 sq ft Visitor's Center located at the US 221 Access. The new expansion includes an auditorium featuring an award winning DVD on the park. The exhibit hall includes collections pertaining to the natural history of the area and the river. The Discovery Room is a new feature to help children learn about nature with lots of hands on activities.