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'''Troy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in rural [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]] at the conflux of the [[Grande Ronde River|Grande Ronde]] and [[Wenaha River|Wenaha]] rivers |
'''Troy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in rural [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]] at the conflux of the [[Grande Ronde River|Grande Ronde]] and [[Wenaha River|Wenaha]] rivers. Troy is west of [[Flora, Oregon|Flora]] on [[Oregon Route 3]] close to the [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state line. It is known for its excellent river fishing, and has an RV park and two fishing lodges, as well as a restaurant.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} There are no other businesses, and the only services are a public school and a county library branch.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} |
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Troy began to form in the late 1890s, with the establishment in the area of a Mormon settlement called Nauvoo named after the more famous [[Nauvoo, Illinois|settlement in Illinois]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} A post office was opened in 1902, and a formal town was [[plat]]ted in 1910. In 1931, the name of the town was officially changed to Troy, presumably honoring a son of the area's original Mormon settlers, Troy Grinstead. A [[ferry]] may have already been serving the Grande Ronde River at the location.<ref name="main">{{cite book|last=Bailey|first=Barbara Ruth|title=Main Street: Northeastern Oregon|publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]]|year=1982|isbn=0-87595-073-6|page=30}}</ref> The town was always a service center for the surrounding farms and ranches, and a "fisherman's getaway paradise" in its relative isolation and lack of commercial enterprise.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} |
Troy began to form in the late 1890s, with the establishment in the area of a Mormon settlement called Nauvoo named after the more famous [[Nauvoo, Illinois|settlement in Illinois]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} A post office was opened in 1902, and a formal town was [[plat]]ted in 1910. In 1931, the name of the town was officially changed to Troy, presumably honoring a son of the area's original Mormon settlers, Troy Grinstead. A [[ferry]] may have already been serving the Grande Ronde River at the location.<ref name="main">{{cite book|last=Bailey|first=Barbara Ruth|title=Main Street: Northeastern Oregon|publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]]|year=1982|isbn=0-87595-073-6|page=30}}</ref> The town was always a service center for the surrounding farms and ranches, and a "fisherman's getaway paradise" in its relative isolation and lack of commercial enterprise.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} |
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Revision as of 20:58, 28 December 2014
Troy is an unincorporated community in rural Wallowa County, Oregon, United States at the conflux of the Grande Ronde and Wenaha rivers. Troy is west of Flora on Oregon Route 3 close to the Washington state line. It is known for its excellent river fishing, and has an RV park and two fishing lodges, as well as a restaurant.[citation needed] There are no other businesses, and the only services are a public school and a county library branch.[citation needed]
Troy began to form in the late 1890s, with the establishment in the area of a Mormon settlement called Nauvoo named after the more famous settlement in Illinois.[citation needed] A post office was opened in 1902, and a formal town was platted in 1910. In 1931, the name of the town was officially changed to Troy, presumably honoring a son of the area's original Mormon settlers, Troy Grinstead. A ferry may have already been serving the Grande Ronde River at the location.[1] The town was always a service center for the surrounding farms and ranches, and a "fisherman's getaway paradise" in its relative isolation and lack of commercial enterprise.[citation needed]
With the arisal of the "urban drift" in the 1960s, the small town's population dwindled, services which could also be found in nearby Flora closed. The closure of the post office in 1965 reduced the town to a its present status as a fishing vacation site, with a permanent residence estimated at 25-30 people.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. p. 30. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
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