Troy 4B 32
N 36° 20.311 W 089° 09.851
16S E 305770 N 4023670
Marker is located in Troy, TN.
Waymark Code: WM279W
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2007
Views: 17
Troy
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.
Marker Name: Troy
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4B 32
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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