River, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
River is an unincorporated community located in Johnson County
, Kentucky
, United States
. The post office was first established on September 6, 1890 and its current ZIP code
is 41254 and its telephone area code is 606. Its logistical coordinates are (37.86102N, 82.72623W).
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River is also noted as the birthplace of country music
star, Hylo Brown
and is the burial site of legendary pioneer, Jenny Wiley
.
Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1843. As of 2000, the population was 23,445. Its county seat is Paintsville...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The post office was first established on September 6, 1890 and its current ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 41254 and its telephone area code is 606. Its logistical coordinates are (37.86102N, 82.72623W).
Trivia
In 1999, the community of River received international attention for having the world's longest "plastic" bridge. The wooden deck of the 420 feet (128 m) Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge was replaced with a deck made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The bridge is 30 feet longer than Aberfeldy Bridge in Scotland, which was the former recordholder. The bridge spans the Levisa Fork and connects River to the community of OffuttOffutt
-People:*Andrew J. Offutt - American science-fiction and fantasy author*Chris Offutt - American author of fiction and memoirs*Denton Offutt - 19th century general store operator who gave Abraham Lincoln his first job*Jarvis Offutt - Aviator from World War I...
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River is also noted as the birthplace of country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
star, Hylo Brown
Hylo Brown
Hylo Brown was a bluegrass and country music singer, guitarist and bass player.-Biography:Frank "Hylo" Brown was born in River, Kentucky and began his career as a performer on radio station WCMI in Ashland, Kentucky in 1939. Soon, he moved to WLOG in Logan, West Virginia and their "Saturday...
and is the burial site of legendary pioneer, Jenny Wiley
Jenny Wiley
Jenny Wiley was a legendary pioneer woman who was taken captive by native Americans in 1789. Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and escaped after 11 months of captivity...
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