Troy

Troy is a Tennessee historical marker in southeast corner of public square, Obion County.

Obion Co, Hwy 21, southeast corner of public square

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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 site and on his Revolutionary land grant is Campground, an important early county cemetery.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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1822 · Kentucky (Carey, 1822) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Illinois & Missouri (H. S. Tanner, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Kentucky (Finley, 1824) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1833 · Missouri, Ill., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Ark. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Troy

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