

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: History Hike 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: ✨ History Hike: Jenny Wiley’s Story &amp; Record-Breaking Bridge ✨

? Friday, September 5th at 11:00 AM
? Jenny Wiley’s Grave &amp; Historic Sites
? 37.859027,-82.731237
? Park at River Volunteer Fire Department
6527 State Hwy 581
River, KY 41254

Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of Jenny Wiley, one of Kentucky’s most remarkable heroines. Join us for a guided hike as local historian and storyteller brings Jenny’s gripping story of capture, survival, and resilience to life.

On this easy, family-friendly hike, we’ll:
? Visit Jenny Wiley’s grave and hear powerful stories connected to her journey.
? Explore some of the very paths Jenny herself once traveled.
? Experience history outdoors—where the story actually unfolded.

But the adventure doesn’t end there! After the hike, we’ll continue on to the Forest and Maxine Preston Memorial Swinging Bridge—a 420-foot record-holder listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest composite plastic pedestrian bridge in the world. It’s an unforgettable sight and a perfect way to wrap up this unique day of history and exploration.

? The hike is easy and suitable for all ages. Bring water, comfortable walking shoes, and your curiosity for local history.

✨ Come for the history. Stay for the adventure. Leave with a story to tell. ✨
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/paintsville/history-hike/200028728336338
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, kentucky-derby
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 46

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028728336338?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=paintsville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Paintsville
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Jenny Wiley Grave Site
- **lat**: 37.83545
- **long**: -82.79044
- **full address**: Jenny Wiley Grave Site, US-23,Paintsville, Kentucky, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Johnson County Trail Towns Committee (https://allevents.in/org/johnson-county-trail-towns-committee/22521543)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Jenny Wiley Grave Site, US-23,Paintsville, Kentucky, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Johnson County Trail Towns Committee
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, kentucky-derby
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about History Hike  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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