Burlington in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Mary Draper Ingles

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021

1. Mary Draper Ingles Marker

Inscription. Mary Ingles was a young pioneer wife taken captive in a Shawnee raid in July 1755. Brought by her captors to Big Bone Lick, here in Boone County, she escaped in October 1755. Mary then fought her way through 800 miles of uncharted wilderness along the Ohio, Kanawha, and New Rivers to return, barely alive, to her home in Draper's Meadow, Virginia. Reunited with her husband, Mary lived to 83, dying in 1815. Mary's extraordinary story can be found in the novel “Follow the River” by James Alexander Thom.
Matt Langford, Sculptor 2008

Erected 2008.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1755.

Location. 39° 1.225′ N, 84° 41.493′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Kentucky, in Boone County. It can be reached from Taylor Drive north of Burlington Pike (Kentucky Route 18). Marker is in front of the Boone County Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1786 Burlington Pike, Burlington KY 41005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Senator S. Walker Tolin House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Historic Burlington, KY (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Burlington, KY

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Burlington, KY (approx. 1.8 miles away); Renaker House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Boone County Courthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Duncan House (approx. 1.8 miles away); From Craig’s Camp / To Burlington (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Also see . . . Mary Draper Ingles (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 31, 2021

2. Mary Draper Ingles Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.