Pathways of History Through Troy
Author | : Lois Lance |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Troy (Mich.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lois Lance |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Troy (Mich.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : The Troy Historical Society |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2004-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531618810 |
Long before it was the site of shopping centers, corporate headquarters, and universities, Troy was a humble pioneer settlement comprised of farms and small knots of buildings at simple crossroads known as Troy Corners, Big Beaver, and Halsey Corners. School bells, church socials, and harvesting seasons punctuated the simple country lives of early Troy residents. The establishment of the Detroit United Railway in 1898 brought new opportunities to Troy settlers, rattling up Livernois daily and transporting passengers, milk, and freight between Flint and Detroit. By the end of World War II, Troy was rapidly changing. Subdivisions replaced farms, the township was incorporated as the City of Troy, and gracious homes and new businesses quickly replaced the clusters of clapboard structures. This book utilizes the remarkable resources of the Troy Historical Society and the Troy Museum & Historic Village to document and celebrate Troy's development over the course of two centuries.
Author | : Don Rittner |
Publisher | : America Through Time |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2017-09-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781635000528 |
Troy is one of the most historic cities in the United States. Originally the home of the Mohican tribe, the area was settled by the Dutch in the early eighteenth century and the city itself was founded by the Vanderheyden family in 1787. Troy holds claim to being the birthplace of America's Industrial Revolution, and a major manufacturer of iron products during the 1800s. Troy has earned some distinctive titles in its 230 years of existence, and was referred to as "The Home of Uncle Sam," and "The Collar City." In his latest book, Troy Through Time, local historian Don Rittner looks at the city's rich heritage and with informative captions provides comparative then and now photographs showing the dramatic changes the city has gone through--especially during the past century. Due to the confluence of major waterways and the accompanying water power, industry favored Troy making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United State and the end of the nineteenth century. Troy, therefore, is noted for a wealth of Victorian architecture downtown and elaborate private homes in various neighborhoods. As industries have come and gone and as the street scenes have changed, Rittner takes the reader on a fascinating journey through time, showing how the impact of human activity to this riverside community.
Author | : Troy Historical Society |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004-10-27 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439631468 |
Long before it was the site of shopping centers, corporate headquarters, and universities, Troy was a humble pioneer settlement comprised of farms and small knots of buildings at simple crossroads known as Troy Corners, Big Beaver, and Halsey Corners. School bells, church socials, and harvesting seasons punctuated the simple country lives of early Troy residents. The establishment of the Detroit United Railway in 1898 brought new opportunities to Troy settlers, rattling up Livernois daily and transporting passengers, milk, and freight between Flint and Detroit. By the end of World War II, Troy was rapidly changing. Subdivisions replaced farms, the township was incorporated as the City of Troy, and gracious homes and new businesses quickly replaced the clusters of clapboard structures. This book utilizes the remarkable resources of the Troy Historical Society and the Troy Museum & Historic Village to document and celebrate Troys development over the course of two centuries.
Author | : Don Rittner |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738523682 |
The New World, and especially New York, meant unparalleled opportunity for people in the 1600s with visions of expansion, colonization, and profit. Buying land from the Mohican tribe, the Dutch took control of much of the modern Empire State in the early part of this country's development. Under the patroonship of Kilian van Rensselaer, many pioneer farmers settled in the fertile land along the Hudson River. With each passing year, the number of Upstate settlers increased, and two villages emerged: Lansingburgh and Vanderheyden, soon to become Troy. Troy: A Collar City History chronicles the transformation of the city from an untamed wilderness inhabited by the early Mohican tribe into a vibrant, modern industrial metropolis. Troy's story is truly a complex drama, supported by a host of entrepreneurs, inventors, immigrant workers, labor leaders, scientists, athletes, and artists, against a changing backdrop of war, depression, industrial revolution, and prosperity. The city's most significant characters come alive within these pages, such as "Uncle Sam" Wilson, an early-nineteenth-century meat packager who served as the model for this nation's patriotic icon; Amos Eaton, the "father of geology" and founder of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emma Willard, a pioneer in the field of female education; and Kate Mullaney, a leader in local female unionization. This unique volume explores the old cobblestone streets, the historic downtown district, and the many factories producing iron, stoves, paper boats, bells, and of course, detachable shirt collars.
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Release | : 196? |
Genre | : Excavations (Archaeology) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 1642 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Copyright |
ISBN | : |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Troy (Idaho) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : American Revolution Bicentennial Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976.. |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bernard Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781916499201 |
This book removes the story of Troy from the realm of myth and places it firmly into the historical arena.