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Troy’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Troy yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Troy’s past

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How Troy came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Troy.

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Troy was laid out in 1815. Troy was an early county seat of Perry County. A post office has been in operation at Troy since 1818.

Future president Abraham Lincoln worked the ferry across the Ohio River at Troy with his father in his youth.

The Nester House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Troy, decade by decade

On the National Register

1 historic place in Troy

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1990
Nester House
in Indiana
#288
by listings
Buildings

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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