The area that would eventually become known as “Terry” was first settled in 1811 by settlers from Virginia. In 1867, the town of Terry was established when the railroad was built through the area. Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, located near Interstate 55, about 15 miles southwest of Jackson. Terry is the birthplace of the influential blues musician Tommy Johnson, who had claimed to have sold his soul to the devil at a secluded Mississippi crossroads in exchange for fame and fortune, a legend that was later popularized by its attribution to bluesman Robert Johnson. To order a print of Terry, MS, click here: http://www.villageprints.com/drawings/mississippi/terry-ms.
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