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In Derry's heyday in the late 1800s, it had four hotels, mainly to serve railroad workers, as well as a roundhouse for locomotive maintenance and a massive railroad yard. The original 'Derry' in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, was named after the City of Derry in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland, because the area’s first non- Native American inhabitants were Scotch-Irish.ĭerry was ideally suited for major railroad facilities because of its ready access to water from McGee Run (essential in the era of steam locomotives) and because it sits atop a slight summit along the railroad right-of-way. It was named after the village on PA Route 982 originally known as Derry and now known as New Derry (even though it is older than the community being discussed here). Originally known as Derry Station, the borough was created in 1852 to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The population was 2,637 at the 2020 census. The Borough of Derry, consisting of the town area, should not be confused with Derry Township, which is a separate municipality surrounding the borough. Derry is a borough in Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania, 45 miles (72 km) east of Pittsburgh.

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