According to the books and websites about Mary Draper Ingles capture, she was living in Draper's Meadow, which is now Blacksburg, VA, when the Shawnee Indians captured her. After she escaped from the Indians and returned home, she & her husband moved to Draper Valley in Pulaski County, VA. Draper Valley is located along I-81 between Christiansburg, VA and Wytheville, VA. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Farmer" <crfarmer@charter.net> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Indian captive stories >I live within 3 miles of Paint Creek or in the book Painted Creek, part of > the trail that they took to the salt springs at Malden, W.Va. about 10 > miles > from me, where they camped, hunted and took back salt to the Shawnee camp > in > Ohio. I was born in Pulaski, Va, near Dublin. It's my understanding that > Mary Draper Ingles was living in Draper Valley on the New River in now > Pulaski County, when she was captured. I have a photo of her family's > ferry > landing taken where I wrote in the early 1900's. Ingles Ferry. On her way > back home with the Dutch woman, she made it to Mr. Harman's farm in > Eggleston. I have seen the field before. I'm in Eggleston at least once a > year. have relatives that live there. I love that part of the New River, > very calm and deep with cliffs in some places. > > Curtis >

Hi Sandy, As I wrote later it was just my understanding that she lived in Drapers Valley. Thanks for correcting me. When I use to live in Radford, back in the late 1940's, I spent many hours walking up and down the river bank looking for arrowheads. I found many. I use to go to the fairgrounds in Christainsburg and watch the NASCAR legend Curtis Turner race, before there was a NASCAR. My dad was a automobile mechanic and use to help him work on some of his race cars. Talking to him many times, or getting a pat on the back or a firm hand shake from him, many times and watching him race in the first Southern 500 stock car race on Labor Day, 1950 in Darlington are some of my many fondest memories when I lived in Radford and I have many. Curtis ----- Original Message ----- From: "TracingMyRoots" <tracingmyroots@earthlink.net> To: "Curtis Farmer" <crfarmer@charter.net> Cc: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Indian captive stories > According to the books and websites about Mary Draper Ingles capture, she > was living in Draper's Meadow, which is now Blacksburg, VA, when the Shawnee > Indians captured her. > > After she escaped from the Indians and returned home, she & her husband > moved to Draper Valley in Pulaski County, VA. Draper Valley is located > along I-81 between Christiansburg, VA and Wytheville, VA. > > Sandy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Curtis Farmer" <crfarmer@charter.net> > To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Indian captive stories > > > >I live within 3 miles of Paint Creek or in the book Painted Creek, part of > > the trail that they took to the salt springs at Malden, W.Va. about 10 > > miles > > from me, where they camped, hunted and took back salt to the Shawnee camp > > in > > Ohio. I was born in Pulaski, Va, near Dublin. It's my understanding that > > Mary Draper Ingles was living in Draper Valley on the New River in now > > Pulaski County, when she was captured. I have a photo of her family's > > ferry > > landing taken where I wrote in the early 1900's. Ingles Ferry. On her way > > back home with the Dutch woman, she made it to Mr. Harman's farm in > > Eggleston. I have seen the field before. I'm in Eggleston at least once a > > year. have relatives that live there. I love that part of the New River, > > very calm and deep with cliffs in some places. > > > > Curtis > > > >