Terry, Louisiana

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Terry, Louisiana
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Terry, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°55′46″N91°20′55″W / 32.92944°N 91.34861°W / 32.92944; -91.34861 Coordinates: 32°55′46″N91°20′55″W / 32.92944°N 91.34861°W / 32.92944; -91.34861
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish West Carroll Parish
Elevation
135 ft (15 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Terry, Louisiana is an unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [1] [2] It is on Louisiana Highway 17 between Kilbourne and Oak Grove, on Tiger Bayou and Coleman Bayou watersheds. [3]

History

Terry was named after the original purchaser of the land on which it is located, James Terry, who came to the area from neighboring Chicot County, Arkansas in 1835. [1] The land was primarily used for agricultural purposes until 1906, when railroad employees working on a railway right-of-way established a camp on the property that they called "Terry Camp." [1] Commercial development serving the community, including a general store and a cotton gin, followed, and houses and a church were built, forming the community. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Clare D'Artois Leeper: Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries, Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, La., 2012, pp. 245-246; https://books.google.com/books?id=PCBfDwAAQBAJ, last accessed 1 Mar 2020.
  2. US Geological Survey, "Terry, Louisiana," in the Geographic Names Information System, https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:2:0::NO:RP::, last accessed 1 Mar 2020.
  3. Google Maps: "Terry LA," https://www.google.com/maps/place/Terry,+LA+71263, last accessed 1 Mar 2020.