Troy Historical Marker
At Main and West Harper Streets, Troy,
TN,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 20' 18.659976",
-89° 9' 51.059988"
Troy, first town in Obion County and county seat from 1825-1890, was laid out in 1825 with the assistance of Davy Crockett, who later represented the district in Congress, in the nearby Obion River bottoms he made his record year's kill of bears, 105. Obion County was organized January 14, 1824 in the home of Colonel William M. Wilson, 3 miles southwest. Near that sigte and on his Revolutionary land grant is Campground, an important early cemetery.
At Main and West Harper Streets
Troy General Interest Troy City Historical MarkerTroy, first town in Obion County and county seat from 1825-1890, was laid out in 1825 with the assistance of Davy Crockett, who later represented the ... [click for more]
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