Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mary Draper Ingels
Photographed By Kathy Walker, February 16, 2009
1. Mary Draper Ingels Marker
Inscription.
Mary Draper Ingels. . On 30 July 1755, during the French and Indian War, Shawnee Indians attacked the Draper's Meadow settlement nearby. They killed Col. James Patton, Casper Berger, Mrs. George Draper, and a Draper child, wounded James Cull, and captured Mary Draper Ingels, her two sons, Mrs. John Draper, and Henry Leonard. The Indians took their captives to Ohio. After several months, Ingels escaped and wandered some 800 miles to return home, a legendary feat. She and her husband, William, moved near Radford and operated a New River ferry. She died and was buried there in 1815, aged 83.
On 30 July 1755, during the French and Indian War, Shawnee Indians attacked the Draper's Meadow settlement nearby. They killed Col. James Patton, Casper Berger, Mrs. George Draper, and a Draper child, wounded James Cull, and captured Mary Draper Ingels, her two sons, Mrs. John Draper, and Henry Leonard. The Indians took their captives to Ohio. After several months, Ingels escaped and wandered some 800 miles to return home, a legendary feat. She and her husband, William, moved near Radford and operated a New River ferry. She died and was buried there in 1815, aged 83.
Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KG-10.)
Location. 37° 13.68′ N, 80° 25.62′ W. Marker is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Duckpond Drive near W Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blacksburg VA 24061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Kathy Walker, February 16, 2009
2. Mary Draper Ingels Marker
Photographed By Kathy Walker, February 16, 2009
3. View from the side
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,926 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
