Boothsville
N 39° 23.642 W 080° 11.730
17S E 569275 N 4360813
Tells how the town received its name.
Waymark Code: WMG6QN
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2013
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Boothsville
Named for Captain James Booth, pioneer soldier and settler. He was killed by Indians, 1778 and his companion. Nathaniel Cochran. was wounded and captured. William Grundy, brother of the noted Felix Grundy, was also Killed by Indians nearby.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Boothsville
Marker Location: County Route 73
County or Independent City: Boothsville
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1978
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