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Road
Association
Of
Illinois
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Road
Association
Of
Illinois
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Troy
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Troy is one of the oldest communities along the National Road. Founded in 1814 and platted in 1819, ten acres of land in southern Illinois became the future city of Troy. Settler John Jarvis, sold the ten acres for $10 per acre to James Riggen and David Hendershott. The community, formerly known as Columbia, was then mapped, surveyed, and renamed Troy. Within a year, the village was populated by 120 people. With the addition of a post office in 1833, and the National Road in 1839, Troy became the first stagecoach stop for travelers from St. Louis, 18 miles to the west. The first businesses were a horse gristmill, a dry good store, and a tavern.
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