Ingles Ferry
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Ingles Ferry | |
 Ingles Ferry Tavern | |
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| Location | Radford, Virginia, USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°6′3″N 80°35′30″W / 37.10083°N 80.59167°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1772 |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000275[1] |
| VLR No. | 077-0013 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
Ingles Ferry is a historic tavern near the city of Radford in Pulaski County, Virginia, Virginia, United States.
William and Mary Ingles began developing a farm on the eastern side of the New River a few years after Mary's capture by Shawnee Indians and subsequent escape in 1755. Around 1762, William obtained a license to operate a ferry at the site of the current tavern.
There were a number of instances when Indians attacked the farm and ferry.[3]
Thomas Ingles, grandson of William and Mary Draper Ingles, built a bridge across the New River at Ingles Ferry in 1840. Although the first bridge across the river, it was destroyed during the Civil War.[4]
The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.[5][6]
See also
Bibliography
- Fitzpatrick, Francis Burke. History of Ingles Ferry - 1937. Washington, District of Columbia: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1990. Notes: Microfilm of original typescript (1937, carbon or mimeograph, 65 leaves). Contains history of Ingles Ferry and settlement and biographical sketches of Colonel William Ingles and Mary Draper Ingles.
- John Preston McConnell Library. James Zoll Ingles Ferry Store Ledgers: [Finding Aid]. Radford, Va: McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, 2011. Summary: This contains two ledgers and a few supporting documents from a store owned by James Zoll that was at or near the site of Ingles Ferry near Radford, and operated ca. 1850-1870s.
- Killen, Linda. Ingles Ferry Ledgers: 1840's to 1880's. [Virginia?]: [L. Killen], 1999. Notes: Includes index. Description: 96 pages; 28 cm. Responsibility: transcribed by Linda Killen.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ History of the Great Kanawha Valley [West Virginia: With Family History and Biographical Sketches : a Statement of Its Natural Resources, Industrial Growth and Commercial Advantages]. Westminster, Md: Heritage Books, 2007. Pages 84-93.
- ^ Hale, John P. Trans-Allegheny Pioneers: Historical Sketches of the First White Settlements West of the Alleghenies, 1748 and After. [Place of publication not identified: Clearfield, 2002. Page 114.
- ^ Virginia Outdoors Foundation Retrieved 16 July 2010
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ingles Ferry" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
