Editing Johnson County, Kentucky (section)

==Attractions==

===Kentucky Apple Festival===
In the same year as Mayo's death (1914), the first county fair was held in Paintsville, where the first Apple King was also crowned.

In 1962, Johnson County hosted the first [[Kentucky Apple Festival]],<ref name="johnsoncohistory">{{Cite web |last=Johnson County Historical Society |title=Overview of Paintsville and Johnson County History |url=http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/history.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20001018034615/http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/history.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 18, 2000 |access-date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> which has been held annually in Paintsville since. The streets of downtown Paintsville are closed to vehicular traffic and festivities to include live music and entertainment, along with various competitions.

===Parks and recreation===
;Paintsville Lake State Park
{{Main|Paintsville Lake State Park}}
[[File:Paintsville Lake.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Paintsville Lake and marina]]
This scenic state park contains a {{convert|1140|acre|km2}} lake, a {{convert|12404|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[wildlife management area]], a marina, a 4 lane boat dock, a restaurant, a convenience store, boat rentals, multiple picnic shelters, playgrounds, and both developed and primitive camp sites. It is located on route 2275 at Staffordsville, just a few miles out of Paintsville.

;Paintsville Recreation Center
The Paintsville Recreation Center contains a basketball court, a playground, and a volleyball court. Located on Preston Street in Paintsville.

;Paintsville Country Club & Golf Course
{{Main|Paintsville Country Club}}

This 18-hole [[golf course]] was established on September 27, 1929, making it one of the oldest golf courses in [[Eastern Mountain Coal Fields|Eastern Kentucky]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010502164542/http://www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/1900tofirty.html Johnson County History:1900–1950]}} Retrieved on February 26, 2010 </ref> The [[Paintsville Country Club|country club]] was built in 1930 by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="EKAP">Powell, Helen {{NRHP url|id=75000785|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for Paintsville Country Club}} January 26, 1989. Retrieved on February 26, 2010</ref> Located on Kentucky Route 1107 in Paintsville.

===Museums===
[[File:MayoMansion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mayo Mansion]]
;U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
{{Main|U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum}}

This museum has many exhibits that tell the stories of the [[country music]] stars that grew up near [[U.S. Route 23]] in Eastern Kentucky. Located at 120 Staves Branch in Paintsville.

;The Coal Miners' Museum
{{Main|Coal Miners' Museum}}

This museum tells the history of the local area's [[coal mining]] industry. Located on Millers Creek Road in [[Van Lear, Kentucky|Van Lear]].

===Historical sites===
;Mayo Mansion
{{Main|Mayo Mansion}}
[[File:Jenny Wiley Grave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jenny Wiley Gravesite]]
This 43-room [[mansion]] was built by [[John C. C. Mayo]] between 1905 and 1912 and now serves as Our Lady of the Mountains School. Located on Third Street in Paintsville.

;Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church
{{Main|Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church (Paintsville, Kentucky)}}
The church was also constructed by [[John C. C. Mayo]], who hired 100 Masons from Italy to construct it. The church has an organ donated by [[Andrew Carnegie]] and has several large stained glass windows. The church opened in the fall of 1909. Located on Third Street in Paintsville, beside Mayo Mansion.

;Jenny Wiley Gravesite
[[Jenny Wiley]] is a historical figure who was captured by Native Americans in [[Virginia]]. After she escaped captivity, she reunited with her husband and lived in Johnson County until her death in 1831. Her grave is located just off Highway 581 at [[River, Kentucky|River]].

===Points of interest===
;Loretta Lynn Homeplace
[[File:Loretta Lynn Homeplace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Loretta Lynn Birthplace]]
Childhood home of country music superstar, [[Loretta Lynn]] Located at [[Butcher Hollow]] in Van Lear.

;Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge
This {{convert|420|ft|m|adj=on}} pedestrian only swinging bridge is the world's longest plastic bridge. The deck of the bridge is made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer. It crosses the [[Levisa Fork]] of the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]] and connects the communities of River and [[Offutt, Kentucky|Offutt]]. Located on Kentucky Route 581 at River.

;Mountain Homeplace
{{Main|Mountain Homeplace}}

The Mountain Homeplace gives a unique look at a replica of an Eastern Kentucky farming community from the mid-nineteenth century. It contains a one-room schoolhouse, a church, a blacksmith shop, a cabin, a barn, and farm grounds. There are also demonstrations of old time skills and crafts. It is located near the dam at [[Paintsville Lake State Park]].