Troy [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Troy [origin of place name]

Troy [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Town named by Johnathan W. Harris for Troy, Richland County, Ohio, his former home. Troy is the name of a city in Asia Minor.

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[Source: Cole. Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin, p. 43.]