Ingles Ferry

Ingles Ferry is a historic tavern near the city of Radford in Pulaski County, Virginia, Virginia, United States.

Ingles Ferry
Ingles Ferry Tavern
LocationRadford, Virginia, USA
Coordinates37°6′3″N 80°35′30″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1772
NRHP reference No.69000275[1]
VLR No.077-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]
The Ingles Ferry in 1908

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: 1840s to 1880s. [Virginia?]: [L. Killen], 1999. Notes: Includes index. Description: 96 pages; 28 cm. Responsibility: transcribed by Linda Killen.


References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Virginia Outdoors Foundation Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 July 2010
  6. 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
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