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The Long Way Home, an outdoor historical drama produced each summer from 1971 to 1999, at the Ingles homestead, relating the history of Mary Draper Ingles and her family. The General Assembly identified it as the "official" outdoor drama.
- Escape from Native American captivity in 1755
- William Ingles
- Thomas Ingles, George, Mary, Susanna, Rhoda, John
Mar 1, 1998 · Her saga is the subject of Alexander Thom's best-selling novel, "Follow the River"; Earl Hobson Smith wrote an outdoor drama, "The Long Way Home," still produced each summer in Radford [addendum, 5/21/09 – the drama ran for nearly three decades but is no longer produced]; ABC made it the basis of a made-for-television movie which aired early ...
Aug 26, 2023 · Mary Draper Ingles. Cabin by the New River where Mary and William lived out their years after Mary's return from captivity. NPS. In 1755, New River Gorge was the site of one of the great stories of survival and endurance in American history.
Jan 10, 2022 · As it's often recounted, the story has everything—bloodthirsty warriors, trackless nights in a forest, and a cannibalistic villain, a "Mad Dutchwoman," who pursues Ingles during her escape. Part of her route now runs through America's newest national park, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve .
Oct 1, 2023 · Kidnapped by the Shawnee during the French and Indian War, courageous pioneer woman Mary Draper Ingles escaped captivity in Kentucky. She walked over 500 miles up the Ohio and New Rivers to her home in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Jun 22, 2018 · The City of Radford revived a long-standing tradition of hosting performances of a play that tells Mary Draper Ingles’s story. The play, titled “The Long Way Home” ran from 1971-1999. A group of Ingles’s descendants worked to revive a version of the play, which started up again last summer.
