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Boothsville

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Boothsville was named for Captain James Booth, a pioneer soldier and settler. He was killed by Indians in 1778, and his companion, Nathaniel Cochran, was wounded and captured. William Grundy, brother of the noted Felix Grundy, was also killed by Indians nearby.
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