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2023 Mary Draper Ingles Festival Celebration
Venue: Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Newbern
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Mary Draper Ingles Festival
Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
Wilderness Road Regional Museum presents the 2023 Mary Draper Ingles Festival Celebration on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Schedule of Events:
• 12:00-4:00 PM: Fincastle Company Living History Interpreters On Site
• 2:00 PM: Live Music with Ricky Cox and Willard Gayheart
• 5:30-6:30 PM: Ingles Ferry and Ingles Tavern Tours by Reservation ($10.00)

Enjoy a day celebrating and remembering Mary Draper Ingles and her family. The Fincastle Company 18th Century living history group will be on site. The talented and very entertaining Ricky Cox and Willard Gayheart will also be performing inside the main museum at 2:00 PM with limited seating so arrive early.

Admission to the main events are free and all are welcome. Donations for the museum are appreciated.

And then off site at the Ingles Tavern and Ferry landing on the western side of the New River we will be offering limited reservation only late evening tours available at 5:30 PM (Sold Out), 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM. These tours are only allowed by registration with a $10.00 or more donation to benefit our museum. Tours are limited and include time for 30 minutes tours of the historic Ingles Tavern structure and the Ingles Ferry landing and remains of the Ingles Ferry Bridge (1842-1864).

You must purchase/donate for your reserved tickets at https://givebutter.com/nr6rIF.

The 2023 Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorating the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines will take place July 28-30, 2023 in the City of Radford and surrounding communities.

The Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorates the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines takes place annually throughout the City of Radford, VA and the surrounding communities.

Mary Draper Ingles (1732 - 1815), was an American pioneer and early settler of western Virginia. In the summer of 1755, she and her two young sons were among several captives taken by Shawnee after the Draper's Meadow Massacre during the French and Indian War. They were taken to Lower Shawneetown at the Ohio and Scioto rivers. Ingles escaped with another woman after two and a half months, making a trek of 500 to 600 miles crossing numerous rivers and creeks, and over the Appalachian Mountains to return home to Radford, VA.

The story of Mary’s undeniable determination continues to capture interest more than 260 years later, resulting in numerous books, including "Follow the River", a “New York Times” bestseller, and several outdoor dramas and movies.

Link: https://www.marydraperingles.com/

Wilderness Road Regional Museum is located at 5420 Wilderness Road in Newbern, VA.

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For more information on the Wilderness Road Regional Museum, visit: http://www.wildernessroadregionalmuseum.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/WildernessRRM or https://www.facebook.com/events/320607366958127/ or call 540-674-4835.

For more information on the festival, visit: https://www.glencoemansion.org/mdifestival or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064738926933 or call 540-731-5031.