Terry WV ( I have been here countless times)
Terry is right on the banks of the New River in Raleigh County. A C&O rail spur served the Terry mines, and there were no other mines on the spur. (The steel girder bridge over Piney Creek of this rail branch is still there in the 21st Century.) The coal mines and coal camp at Terry, WV were opened by the Stonewall Coal & Coke Company (who also ran Stonewall a few miles away on Piney Creek) in 1904. Since the president of StonewallC&C was named R.S. Terry, we can assume that Terry, WV was named after him. Stonewall ran the Terry operation until 1918, when Cook & Carter Coal Company became the new owner. In 1925 Terry was sold again, this time to Terry Coal Company, and they mined only 18,723 tons of coal in 1925. Yet in 1926 production shot up to 79,521 tons (must have got some new contracts). In 1934 Dunedin Coal Company took over the Terry operations, and their production peaked in 1941 with 155,943 tons. When Dunedin closed the mine at Concho they moved several of the mining families to Terry. The Terry mines closed in 1944. After that people began to leave Terry, and today only a small group of residents live in the few remaining structures at this New River Gorge village.
Since the president of Stonewall C&C was named R.S. Terry, we can assume Terry, WV was named after him
Terry is right on the banks of the New River in Raleigh County. A C&O rail spur served the Terry mines, and there were no other mines on the spur. (The steel girder bridge over Piney Creek of this rail branch is still there in the 21st Century.) The coal mines and coal camp at Terry, WV were opened by the Stonewall Coal & Coke Company (who also ran Stonewall a few miles away on Piney Creek) in 1904. Since the president of StonewallC&C was named R.S. Terry, we can assume that Terry, WV was named after him. Stonewall ran the Terry operation until 1918, when Cook & Carter Coal Company became the new owner. In 1925 Terry was sold again, this time to Terry Coal Company, and they mined only 18,723 tons of coal in 1925. Yet in 1926 production shot up to 79,521 tons (must have got some new contracts). In 1934 Dunedin Coal Company took over the Terry operations, and their production peaked in 1941 with 155,943 tons. When Dunedin closed the mine at Concho they moved several of the mining families to Terry. The Terry mines closed in 1944. After that people began to leave Terry, and today only a small group of residents live in the few remaining structures at this New River Gorge village.
Since the president of Stonewall C&C was named R.S. Terry, we can assume Terry, WV was named after him