Mary Draper Ingles Remembrance Day: Tour of Historic Ingles Farm
Venue: Ingles Farm, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
As part of Mary Draper Ingles Remembrance Day, the City of Radford presents a Tour of Historic Ingles Farm on Saturday, July 28, 2018.

Visitors will get a glimpse of late 1700s rural life in southwest Virginia at Ingles Farm, where Mary lived out her life along the New River. The property, which is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places, remains a working farm run by a descendant of Col. Lewis Ingles, “Bud” Jeffries, and includes a replica of the original cabin, livestock, graveyard and remnants of a ferry site.

Storytellers will be there to share information on Mary’s famous capture by a party of Shawnee Indians and her escape and trek over hundreds of miles back to the New River Valley. They’ll also provide information on the area’s important role as a trade and commerce center in the early westward expansion of America.

Ingles Farm is located at 9 Wilderness Road in Radford, VA near exit #105 off Interstate 81.

In 2017 the Virginia General Assembly honored Mary Draper Ingles by designating the last Saturday in July as her special day. The distinction has continued to increase interest in the story of Mary’s capture and escape from a Shawnee hunting party during the French and Indian War. Over the years, her return home by navigating rivers and living off the land has been the subject of numerous books, outdoor dramas and several movies. She is also widely honored through the states of West Virginia and Kentucky.

To view the Mary Draper Ingles Weekend Flyer, visit:. https://i.imgur.com/QeYWLK4.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://www.marydraperinglestrail.com/the-trail or https://www.facebook.com/radford.visitorscenter or http://www.radfordva.gov/501/Ingles-Farm or call the Radford Visitor's Center at 540-267-3153.

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