Troy, Alabama Troy, Alabama Location inside Pike County (left) and Alabama (right) Location inside Pike County (left) and Alabama (right) Troy, Alabama is positioned in the US Troy, Alabama - Troy, Alabama Troy is a town/city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Pike County. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. The 2015 estimated populace was 18,696. The City of Troy is considered one of the quickest burgeoning cities in Alabama. Troy is a college town and is home to Troy University, the second-largest college in total enrollment in the state of Alabama.
Main article: History of Troy, Alabama Once part of territory belonging to the Creek Indian, the territory that would later turn into Troy was settled in the early 1830s.
Originally known as Deer Stand Hill (an Indian hunting ground) and first settled about 1824, it was later known as Zebulon and then Centreville before being retitled Troy (1838).
Troy burned down in 1901 and had to be rebuilt from scratch.
Troy became the governmental center of county in 1838 after being moved from Monticello.
In 1824, a military road was laid out from Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida and ran on top of the ridges to Fort Mitchell in Russell County, Alabama, and connected to The Federal Road.
This road became known as The Three Notch Road and ran through Troy and Pike County.
The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge took place in February 1837 on a wooden bridge that spanned the river between Pike and Barbour counties and involved about 100 pioneer and 75 Native American warriors.
Battle at Pea River Pea Creek Six weeks after the Battle at Hobdy's Bridge, the Battle of Pea River Pea Creek occurred, which was a much bloodier battle.
In March 1837, a large party of Creek Indians - men, women and kids - had fled into the close-by Pea River swamps after the concentration camps where they were waiting to be sent west on the Trail of Tears were attacked by white militia units.
The Three Notch Trail that traversed through Troy was considered dangerous at this point, as small-town Creek Indians around the region were turning violent and burning log homes.
Reaching Hobdy's Bridge, then a long wooden span and causeway, Wellborn learned that the chief party of Creeks were camped about one mile north of the bridge.
Sending part of his force up the east or Barbour County side of the Pea River, he moved up the border of Pike County with his major command.
At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the small village of Troy had a populace of around 600.
The 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment of Troy was formed in 1863.
Troy was mostly spared from the ravages of the war, except that its sons were dying on battlefields throughout the South.
On April 26, 1865, a brigade of Union cavalry under the command of General Benjamin Henry Grierson camped outside of Troy.
However, roughly 20 miles east of Troy at the Pike County border, the Skirmish at Hobdy's Bridge, what some consider the last battle of the Civil War, took place on May 19, 1865.
During the Reconstruction after the end of the Civil War, Troy began to see new barns s and roads converging into the city.
After the culmination of the Mobile & Girard Railroad in 1870, Troy saw a quick spike in population.
One of the many to have made the journey to Troy was Jeremiah Augustus "Gus" Henderson.
In 1869, Henry moved his mercantile store to close-by Troy to be closer to the Mobile & Girard Railroad.
One of his sons, Charles Henderson, would soon be the governor of Alabama and a large contributor to Troy.
Troy would see a quick reconstructionof expansion in the following years.
There was rapid expansion outside of the Troy downtown square, consisting of factories, churches, stores, and Victorian-style homes.
Many of the early homes, churches, and cemeteries dating back to this era can still be found in the College Street Historic District, just on the edge of Historic Downtown Troy.
Troy is positioned at 31 48 32 N 85 58 12 W (31.808768, -85.969951). It is in the East Gulf Coastal Plains region of Alabama.
It is positioned along the Troy Cuesta ridge, which runs athwart the state from east to west and is the boundary that separates the Chunnenuggee Hills and Southern Red Hills geographical boundaries.
About 40 miles (64 km) north of Troy near the Montgomery area, the Chunnenuggee Hills region ends and the flat "Black Prairie" region begins, generally known as the Black Belt region.
About 60 miles (97 km) south of Troy in the Dothan area, the Southern Red Hills region ends and the "Dougherty Plains" region begins.
The 231-mile (372 km) long Conecuh River flows at the northern end of Troy.
A 45-acre (180,000 m2) lake called Pike County Lake is positioned at the southern end of Troy.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 26.3 square miles (68 km2), of which 26.2 square miles (68 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.34%) is water.
Snowstorm in Troy in 2010 Troy's climate is described as humid subtropical using Koppen climate classification.
Troy is typical of areas along the Gulf of Mexico in that it has hot, humid summers and mild winters.
During the summer and fall, Troy is occasionally affected by tropical storms and hurricanes.
The most recent primary hurricanes to affect Troy have been Hurricane Opal, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Katrina.
The last two big snow affairs to affect Troy were part of the 2010 Southern Snow event and 1993 Storm of the Century.
Climate data for Troy, Alabama (Troy Municipal Airport, 1971 2000) In the town/city the populace was spread out with 18.30% under the age of 18, 21.97% from 20 to 24, 12.30% from 25 to 34, 14.04% from 35 to 49, 13.68% who were 50 to 64, and 10.05% 65 years of age or older.
Of the reported population, 78.2% were born in the state of Alabama.
Terracotta Warriors on the Troy University Campus.
Mural painting at the corner of Byrd Drugs in downtown Troy.
The Pike County Court House in downtown Troy.
Troy Elementary School Troy University Main ground at Troy University The culture of Troy reflects a blend of both its southern tradition and college town identity.
Troy has a beautiful and vibrant downtown square filled with restaurants, shoppes, activities, and small-town museums.
As the governmental center of county of Pike County, Troy offers her inhabitants and visitors beautiful parks, quaint streets, Victorian homes and historic sites.
Selected as the 2010 Corporate Investment and Community Impact Award Winner by Trade and Industry Development Magazine, Troy is on the cutting edge of economic development.
There are many places in Troy that offer great sightseeing/recreational opportunities, such as the Heart of Dixie Trail Ride, the Johnson Center for the Arts, the Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center, the Pioneer Museum of Alabama, the Pioneer Village, The Battle Field (paint-ball range), the Troy University Arboretum, the Troy Sportsplex, Historic College Street, and Butter and Egg Adventures.
Various primary affairs that occur annually in Troy are Troy - Fest and the Dixie Boys World Series.
Troy University City of Troy Troy Regional Medical Center Troy Cable The biggest employers in the Troy micropolitan region are Troy University, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky Aircraft, CGI Group, the Wal-Mart distribution center in close-by Brundidge, Alabama, and the various chapters of Sanders Lead, Wiley Sanders Truck Lines, and KW Plastics operations.
Troy University's chief campus, positioned in Troy, employs approximately 700 faculty and staff.
Troy operates under a Mayor-council government system.
He won re-election each year since until his retirement in 2012, and is the longest serving mayor in Troy history.
Troy Regional Medical Center Troy Municipal Airport.
Troy and Pike County offer various bus transit services: Troy University Transportation System (for college students and employees only) Approximately 5 miles north of Troy is the Troy Municipal Airport, which can accommodate private airplane but not commercial flights.
Most travelers use the close-by Montgomery Regional Airport, which is positioned 51 miles to the north and is served by two commercial airlines, the Dothan Regional Airport, which is positioned 50 miles to the southeast and is served by one commercial airline.
Troy is about 2.5 hours north by highway from the primary Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, and about 3 hours southwest by highway from the primary Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The nearest interstates to Troy are Interstate 65, which is positioned 40 miles west of Troy, and Interstate 85, which is 45 miles north.
Troy is also served by three U.S.
Alabama 87.svg State Route 87 Alabama 167.svg State Route 167 Troy was the recording locale of the Kid Rock song "Redneck Paradise", featuring Hank Williams Jr..
Both music artists have residences in Troy.
The bar scene in the music video was shot at the famous Double Branch Bar in Troy, which has existed for over 50 years.
Troy Messenger (one of the earliest newspapers in Alabama, established 1866.) The Tropolitan (Troy University paper.) Troy Trojan - Vision See also: List of Troy University alumni Troy University Troy University Arboretum Troy Recreation Centef Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Troy, Alabama; United States Geological Survey (USGS); September 4, 1980.
Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Alabama, United States Cities in Pike County, Alabama - County seats in Alabama - University suburbs in the United States - Populated places established in 1824
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