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Adopted in 1994. " The Long Way Home ," based on the life of Mary Draper Ingles and adapted for the stage by Earl Hobson Smith and performed in the City of Radford, was designated the official historical outdoor drama of the Commonwealth and approved April 8, 1994. In July of 1755, Shawnee Indians, allied with the French, raided the early ...
In 1750, 18-year-old Mary Draper and 21-year-old William Ingles were married in the first white wedding west of the Alleghenies. Soon thereafter their son, Thomas, became the first white child born west of the Alleghenies. Being first — setting precedents — seems to have been the stuff of which Mary Draper Ingles was made.
In 1755 colonial heroine Mary Draper Ingles spent part of her Shawnee captivity at Big Bone Lick, Ky. and near what is today’s Portsmouth, Ohio. The people of Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Virginia have embraced the frontierswoman’s famous story, and in 2008 she was honored with a bronze statue in front of the Boone County, KY, Public ...
The Story of Mary Draper Ingles. Mary Draper Ingles was only twenty-three and pregnant when Shawnee Indians invaded the peaceful Virginia settlement where she, her husband and children lived. Taken captive, she lived with the Shawnee for months until she finally escaped at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky by following a thousand mile trail to freedom.
Oct 19, 2017 · Along the way, Ingles may have given birth. She later escapes with another captive, “the Mad Dutchwoman,” and the two make their way through mountain forests, pursued by animals and hostile natives and loss. According to some sources, the Dutch woman attempts to eat Mary, who escapes and travels home alone to be reunited with her husband.
May 23, 2017 · — “The Long Way Home” is the official historical outdoor drama of the Commonwealth and was held annually in Radford, Virginia, from 1971-1999. The play tells the story of Mary Draper Ingles’ capture, life among the Native Americans and her eventual escape and journey over hundreds of miles through Appalachia to return to her home in the ...
For questions, please Email the Mary Ingles Play Staff or call 540-999-1755 for specific details or call the Radford Visitor's Center at 540-267-3153. Walk to Freedom: The Mary Draper Ingles Story is an outdoor drama that has been a staple of Southwest Virginia for decades. Citizens and businesses of Radford have brought the playback. This is a ...
