Heroic Pioneer mother captured by Indians on October
1st 1789 at Walker's Creek, VA. Jenny Wiley watched the slaying
of her brother and 5 children and was held captive for 5 months
in what is now Johnson County. Jenny Wiley escaped her captors
and was later reunited with her husband Thomas Wiley. They returned
to the site of her abduction in 1800 and built a cabin where they
raised five children. Kentucky is home of Jenny Wiley State Park,
Heritage Trail, Grave Site, and Jenny Wiley Theater.
Contact Us: Telephone: (606) 297-1469 Address: P. O. Box 809
Paintsville, KY 41240 Email:tourpvil@foothills.net
Directions: Take I-64 to Exit 191. Go South on
US 23 to Paintsville to Hwy 3224. Look for Jenny Wiley gravesite
signs. At the end of Hwy 3224, turn right onto KY 581. Go 1/4
of a mile and turn right into parking lot (look for sign) and
go around back, bearing left at the Community Center Log Cabin.
Park in lot and follow trail to gravesite.
