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Troy was one of the cities affected by severe flooding in the Great Flood of 1913. [8] In 1970, the Troy Historical Society published Troy: The Nineteenth Century, a book on Troy's history by Thomas Bemis Wheeler. The book discusses the city's founding city and the Ohio canal era of the 1800s.
History of Troy. The City of Troy was first settled in the 1820s by pioneers who emigrated from New York and other eastern states. Some came by wagon through Ohio, while others reached Detroit via the Erie Canal and Great Lakes and then trekked overland to Troy Township.
During the week of March 24, 1913, a downpour of rain, which lasted for forty-eight hours, engulfed Troy in the terrible flood, which caused havoc and devastation, without parallel in the history of Ohio.
History. From the very beginning, Troy has been a city of ideas. Why name a city at the edge of civilization in the early 1800s after a legendary Greek citystate? Well, the city's founders apparently had big plans.
Our History. Troy Fire Department. In 1839, R.C. Langdon, the new editor of the Troy Times, called for a public meeting to raise money to buy a fire engine and equip a fire department because of disastrous fires that had occurred in Troy.
the Local History Library, the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, the Miami Valley Veterans Museum and our active Troy Historical Society.
Here are 7 things to know about Troy: 1. Ancient Greece. Troy was named after the ancient Greek city of Troy, according to the Ohio History Connection.
