Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
| Jenny Wiley State Resort Park | |
|---|---|
 Dewey Lake | |
  Location in Kentucky  Location in United States | |
| Type | Kentucky state park |
| Location | Floyd County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°41′51″N 82°43′30″W / 37.69750°N 82.72500°W |
| Area | 2,871 acres (11.62 km2) |
| Created | January 1, 1954[1] |
| Operated by | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Status | Open year-round |
| Website | Official website |
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park was founded as Dewey Lake State Park on January 1, 1954, with
parks in the state in 1962 with the opening of the May Lodge.[1]
Namesake
Taken captive October 1, 1789, by natives of the area,
tomahawk. She escaped after 11 months of captivity. The Indians had intended to attack the Harmon family who lived nearby, for killing two Cherokees, and had mistakenly attacked the Wiley family who lived in one of the hollows that is now within the park. Jenny Wiley became pregnant and gave birth during the captivity, and learned the Cherokee lifestyle. Her dramatic escape in 1790 is now a legendary tale of early American frontier life in the Levisa Fork river area and the Big Sandy Valley .[2][1]
Facilities
Of the park's 2,871 acres (1,162 ha), 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) is Dewey Lake. The Kentucky record for largest tiger muskie was at Dewey Lake. Dewey Lake was named for the hero of the Battle of Manila Bay, Admiral George Dewey, when the United States Army Corps of Engineers built the lake in 1951.[3]
The park lies in a "moist Appalachian" environment, dominated by
randonneurs.[citation needed] Multiday bicycle camping and touring clinics are offered in fall and winter.[citation needed] An 18-hole golf course is one of several other outdoor activities.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "History". Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ Bailey, Bill. Kentucky State Parks. (Glovebox Guidebooks of America, 1995) pp. 144-146
- ^ Bailey pp. 144, 150, 151
- ^
- Elliott, Brook & Barbara. Hiking Indiana (Human Kinetics, 1998) p. 7
- Bailey pg.146-149
- "Trails". Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
External links
- Jenny Wiley State Resort Park Kentucky Department of Parks
- Jenny Wiley Theatre