Troy’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Troy. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was originally known as Huffs Gulch when J. Wesley Seat homesteaded in the area in 1885. In 1890, area businessman John P. Vollmer rechristened the area with his own surname when he brought the railroad through. Vollmer gained much of his 30,000 acres (47 sq mi; 120 km2) of land by foreclosing on the bank loans of local farmers. This made him so unpopular that in 1897, the residents decided to rename the town. Local legend states that the name Troy was selected when a Greek railroad worker offered free shots of whiskey to any who would support the name.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Troy’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Troy’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFarm workers threshing wheat, Tro…, 1891: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Troy
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Troy, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Farm workers threshing wheat, Troy, Idaho, 1891 (1891) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.