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West Jefferson is a resort town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,279 at the 2020 census. [4] West Jefferson is a popular destination among tourists and retirees from Florida, as well as those from the lower elevations of the Carolinas and Georgia.
West Jefferson Historic District is a national historic district located at West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings in the central business district of West Jefferson. The district primarily includes one-story and two-story commercial buildings dating to the early- to mid-20th century.
NC 163 is a two-lane mountain highway that traverses 9.1 miles (14.6 km) from West Jefferson to NC 16.The highway travels with gliding curves through the valley area, with nearby mountains including Mount Jefferson, Round Knob and Frenches Knob along its edges.
December 13, 2024 (Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina: Jefferson vicinity: 6: Bower-Cox House: Bower-Cox House: November 7, 1976 (SW of Scottville on SR 1595
The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to found a county seat for Ashe County. The commission purchased 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of land to form the town of Jeffersonton, later named Jefferson.
Jefferson Township is one of 19 townships within Ashe County. It is 32.6 square miles [ 84 km 2 ] in total area. The township is located in central Ashe County. In 2020, the township had a population of 4,736. [1] Jefferson Township is the largest township in Ashe County by population.
Mount Jefferson is a mountain located in Ashe County, North Carolina.The mountain is part of the Mount Jefferson State Natural Area.The mountain has an elevation of 4,665 feet (1,422 m) above sea level, and it sharply rises more than 1,600 feet above the towns of Jefferson, North Carolina and West Jefferson.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, located on Highway 194, in West Jefferson, was built in 1905.In 1972, the Rev. Faulton Hodge became priest in charge and later agreed to let Ben Long, a young artist newly returned to North Carolina from studying in Italy, paint wet plaster frescoes on the interior walls of St. Mary's.