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John Simpson

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John Simpson, a hunter and trapper, stopped here in 1763 and moved on to Clarksburg in 1764. Harrison and Taylor Counties keep alive his memory in the names of Simpson Creek, the town of Simpson, and Simpson District.
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Taylor County, West Virginia
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