Terra Alta is a town in eastern Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2020 census. Terra Alta was originally called Portland, and under the latter name had its start in the 1850s. The present name Terra Alta is derived from Latin meaning "high land". According to the 1876 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad map, Terr…Terra Alta is a town in eastern Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2020 census. Terra Alta was originally called Portland, and under the latter name had its start in the 1850s. The present name Terra Alta is derived from Latin meaning "high land". According to the 1876 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad map, Terra Alta had a railroad station called Cranberry Station.
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