First Terryville Post Office

First Terryville Post Office

Established in 1888 by Thomas Terry and located in his home on Terryville Road, it is now the site of the Mevlana Mosque. The first postmaster was Preston Terry, son of Scudder H. Terry. The hamlet was first named Terrytown but was quickly changed to Terryville. We speculate it was in an effort to avoid confusion with Tarrytown in upstate New York.

Photograph courtesy of the Kenneth Brady Collection

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