Terry, South Dakota

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Terry is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. [1]

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A post office called Terry was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929. [2] The community took its name from nearby Terry Peak. [3] Martha Jane Cannary, the frontierswoman better known as Calamity Jane, died in Terry on Saturday, August 1, 1903, from inflammation of the bowels and pneumonia, at the age of 51. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terry
  2. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 129.
  4. ↑ "Calamity Jane". 2018-08-25. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-04-16.

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Coordinates: 44°20′01″N103°49′01″W / 44.33361°N 103.81694°W / 44.33361; -103.81694



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