Editing Troy, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
[[Image:Troy, NH and Mount Monadnock.jpg|thumb|left|Bird's-eye view {{circa|1905}}]]
Settled in 1762, by 1815 the community had grown so much that it sought its own incorporation.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Troy-New-Hampshire.html|title= Troy, New Hampshire|publisher= City-Data.com|access-date= December 5, 2013}}</ref> It was set off from [[Marlborough, New Hampshire|Marlborough]] that year, and included parts of [[Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire|Fitzwilliam]], [[Swanzey, New Hampshire|Swanzey]] and [[Richmond, New Hampshire|Richmond]]. A prominent citizen and friend of Governor [[John Taylor Gilman]], Captain Benjamin Mann of [[Mason, New Hampshire|Mason]], suggested the name "Troy". His daughter, Betsy, was married to [[Samuel Wilson]], famous as "[[Uncle Sam]]", and at that time a resident of [[Troy, New York]]. At least seven members of Wilson's family were living in the town at the time, thus securing the name. The town hall, built in 1813–1814 near the rail-fenced [[common land|common]], was originally the village meetinghouse.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J.| author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| page = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n709 666]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref>

[[Image:Troy_Blanket_Mill_in_Troy,_New_Hampshire_(5101919773).jpg|thumb|left| Troy Blanket Mill]]

Troy Mills, which started making horse blankets in the mid-19th century, served as the backbone of the town's economy for nearly 100 years. In 1865, the company was sold by founder Thomas Goodall, who in 1867 would establish Goodall Mills in [[Sanford, Maine]]. Troy Mills declared [[bankruptcy]] in late 2001 and ceased operations in 2002. The giant mill complex on Monadnock Street housed two smaller spin-offs of Troy Mills—Knowlton Nonwovens and Cosmopolitan Textiles for several years after. The Troy trademark is now used for [[felt]] made by a company in [[West Virginia]]. Wooden-ware, [[pottery]] and fine [[building stone]] were also once the products of Troy industries. As of 2024, Troy Mills was being renovated into affordable apartments for low-income families.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}