April 10, 1890
Terra Alta Creamery Company incorporated
The Terra Alta Creamery Company was incorporated in West Virginia by the following: George A. Mayer, D. E. Foreman, A. J. Elliott, W. T. White, John M. Freeland, John D. Rigg, Parley DeBerry, John C. Mayer, Joseph M. Matheny, C. C. Crane, Offutt and Lakin, E. J. Miller, E. D. Benson, and D. W. Hardesty, all of Terra Alta, Preston County. The company's purpose was to manufacture butter and other milk products, with its main office in Terra Alta.
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