Troy

… town and county seat in central Montgomery County. Laid out as the county seat in 1843 and inc. 1852. Alt. 664. Accounts vary on origin of name. May have been named for Robert Troy, member of the House of Commons in 1802 and 1806 from Anson County and trustee of the University of North Carolina, 1804-1807, who died in 1807; for John B. Troy, member of the General Assembly from Randolph County, who died before 1837; or for the ancient city of Troy. Produces furniture, carpets, textiles, mobile homes, and lumber.