Terry, South Dakota

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

History

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]

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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