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1. Draper's Meadows: The Facts and Fiction of Early Settlement - September 22 1968

   Newspaper clipping on the early history of Draper's Meadow. In 1755, Draper's Meadow witnessed a massacre of the settlement by Native Americans, along with the capture of Mary Draper Ingles. This article discusses the area, as well as a number of the early settlers in southwestern Virginia.

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2. Email correspondence between Lewis Ingles Jeffries and Charles Palmer - May 23 2008

   Email correspondence between Lewis Ingles Jeffries [Buddy] and Charles Palmer from May 23, 2008 highlighting the family connection between the two. They are related through Dr. John Ingles, the grandson of William and Mary Draper Ingles, and his wife Agnes McClanahan. The couple had seven children, one of which is Charles' great grandmother, and Buddy's great grandfather.

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3. Hill-Ingles Wedding - n.d.

   Newspaper clipping on the wedding of Miss Katherine McClanahan Ingles and Mr. William Hill, who were married in Radford, Virginia, at the home of Capt. and Mrs. William Ingles [Katherine's uncle and aunt.] The newspaper clipping details all of the highlights of the wedding, as well as a brief genealogical background of the bride.

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4. Letter from Thompson Ege to Charles Palmer - January 28 1910

   Letter from Thompson Ege to Charles L. Palmer. Thompson discusses his recent genealogical ventures meeting with friends and acquaintances in his family line. Thompson spells out many of the Virginia ancestors for Charles Palmer, all of which descend from Jacob Ege. Thompson also discusses Mary Draper Ingles and similar experiences had by the ancestors in his maternal line-being captured and held captive by Indians. Thompson found the monu...

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5. Mary Draper Ingles, Pioneer Heroine - c. 1909

   Photocopy of a newspaper clipping on Mary Draper Ingles. The original location of the newspaper clipping is unknown. Published in The Times-Dispatch, of Richmond, Virginia, this article is an in depth history on the pioneer woman, Mary Draper Ingles, as well as the unveiling of a monument in her honor in Radford. Miss Mary Draper Ingles, daughter of Capt. Andrew Ingles, and great-great-grandaughter to the original Mary Draper Ingles, unveiled ...

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6. Mary Lewis joins her forebears - July 24 1988

   Obituary for Mary Lewis Ingles Jeffries, a descendant of Mary Draper Ingles. Mary Lewis was a supporter and guiding force behind Radford's production of 'The Long Way Home,' based off Mary Draper Ingles' capture and escape from the Shawnee Indians in the late 18th century.

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7. Radford Dorm Will Bear Name of Pioneer Woman - May 6 1949

   Ingles Hall, a dormitory named in honor of Mary Draper Ingles, an early pioneer woman in Southwestern Virginia, will be built on the campus of Radford College Woman's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The article highlights the capture and subsequent escape of Mary Draper Ingles from the Shawnee Indians.

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8. Speech: Roanoke's Colonial Background - n.d.

   Speech written by Lyl Palmer and delivered to a committee of Dames. The speech tells the early colonial history of Roanoke, and those individuals who traveled and settled the area.

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9. Where Cliffs Rise High on New River - September 27 1940

   Newspaper clipping with image of rocky cliffs above a winding railroad in foreground. A small blurb about the Eggleston spring area and Draper's Meadow, where Mary Draper Ingles was captured and taken hostage by the Shawnee Indians. She made her escape from Ohio, arriving near these cliffs and found by Adam Harman of Giles County.

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