Mary Ingles

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Mary Ingles died in February 1815 at Ingles Ferry, Virginia. She was 83 years old. This is her statue at the Boone County Public Library.
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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…