A 'Follow the River' farm gets protected

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 6:31am Saturday Nov 21st, 2009
and in print issue #0847 dated Thursday Nov 26th, 2009

The 313-acre Ingles Ferry Farm, site of a New River crossing operated by Mary Draper Ingles, the pioneer woman whose incredible trek back from her kidnapping by Shawnee warriors inspired Follow the River, the 1981 best-seller (that just happens to be the favorite book of late banking icon Hovey Dabney), will be preserved with conservation easements.

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Sue November 21st, 2009 | 9:01am

Hovey loved all things Indian--and historic, his heart would be gladdened by the preservation of this beautiful,and significant, piece of American history. Slideshow is worth a peek.

Ã¢â?¬Å?The sight of this intact 237-year-old tavern where settlers stopped on the way west is amazing because it is virtually unchanged from days when Daniel Boone visited there,” said Elizabeth Obenshain, executive director of the New River Land Trust.