Mary Ingles

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Reportedly the first white women in Kentucky, Mary Ingles overcame extreme conditions after being captured by the Shawnees.
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By Robin Edwards
Historical Marker #859 in Union marks where Mary Draper Ingles, most likely the first white woman in Kentucky, made her escape from the Shawnees. Most of what is known about Mary Ingles' escape from…