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Jenny Wiley, born Jean "Jenny" Sellards (1760–1831), in British Colonial America, was a pioneer woman who was taken captive by Native Americans in 1789, where she witnessed the death of her brother and children. She escaped after 11 months of captivity. Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky is named in her honor.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park was founded as Dewey Lake State Park on January 1, 1954, with Dewey Lake near Prestonsburg, Kentucky as its centerpiece. It was renamed in the early 1950s for Virginia "Jenny" Wiley , a pioneer woman who is remembered as a survivor of captivity by Native Americans .
Jenny Wiley Theatre was a non-profit organization that operated in Pikeville and Prestonsburg, two cities located in Floyd County, Kentucky. After the theatre company’s formation in the spring of 1964, the theatre group produced many performances, including comedies, dramas, classic Broadway musicals, holiday productions, and its annual historical drama, The Legend of Jenny Wiley.
During summer breaks, he worked at Jenny Wiley Theatre in Prestonsburg, Kentucky as a performer and a writer. Eventually, he discovered that he preferred the writing side of theater much more than ...
April 13: $600,000, Grade 1 Jenny Wiley for fillies and mares 4 and older at 1 1/16 miles (turf). April 13: $400,000, Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.
Jenny Wiley State Park is located at 419 Jenny Wiley Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. Buckhorn Lake State Resort can be found at 4441 KY-1833, Buckhorn, KY 41721.
The Jenny Wiley Stakes is named for Jenny Wiley, a pregnant pioneer woman captured in Kentucky by Native Americans in 1789 and who escaped after almost a year in captivity. [1] The event was inaugurated on 17 April 1989 and was won by Native Mommy, ridden by Craig Perret to a 3 ⁄ 4 length margin in a time of 1:43 3 ⁄ 5 over the 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 ...
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park: Floyd County: Park: 1,771 acres (7.2 km 2) Lake: 1,100 acres (4.5 km 2) Kenlake State Resort Park: Calloway and Marshall Counties [3] Park: 1,795 acres (7.3 km 2) Lake: 160,300 acres (649 km 2) Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park: Marshall County [3] 1,351 acres (5.5 km 2) Lake Barkley State Resort Park: Trigg ...