1853
The railroad community that becomes Terra Alta takes shape
Local community history dates Terra Alta's founding to 1853 as a settlement grew at the high point of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Known during its early history as Cranberry or Cranberry Summit, the community was incorporated as Portland in 1860.
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