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July 21, 2022 45 mins

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Jenny Wiley, a renowned pioneer woman, captured by Native Americans in 1789, was born Jean "Jenny" Sellards in Pennsylvania in 1760 and lived until 1831. After being held captive for 11 months, Wiley witnessed the murder of her brother and her children before making her escape. She is remembered by the name Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

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