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The site was bought by B.B. Boone, G.W. Williams, and W.P. Curlee from Chickasaw Le-Ho-Yea. It was named for pioneer R.H. Boone, a descendant of Daniel Boone. It was chartered in 1873 and made county seat of the newly formed Prentiss County.
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Booneville, Mississippi · United States
