Editing Troy, Vermont (section)

==History==
Troy was chartered as "Missisquoi." It once produced over {{convert|400|ST}} of cast iron annually.<ref>[http://www.vtliving.com/towns/troy/index.shtml Troy Vermont Town Travel and Tourism lodging Troy VT USA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In the winter of 1799, a small party of [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]], led by their chief, Captain Susap, joined the colonists at Troy, built their camps on the river and wintered near them. These Indians were nearly starving, which probably arose from the moose and deer, which formerly abounded here, being destroyed by the settlers. Their principal employment was making baskets, birch-bark cups and pails, and other Indian trinkets. They left in the spring and never returned. One of the party was a Native American woman, Molly Orcutt, who became quite noted among the settlers as a healer. She was found dead on [[Mount Whitecap]], in [[East Andover, Maine|East Andover]], [[Maine]], in 1817, having died, it is believed, at an age of 140 years.<ref name=Child>Gazetteer of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.; 1883-1884, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887</ref>

Dr. Levi Moore and A.j. Rowell were [[Underground Railroad]] agents before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite book |first = Michelle Arnosky |last = Sherburne |title = Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont |publisher = The History Press|date = 2013 |location = Charleston, SC  |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=5NV2CQAAQBAJ&q=%22george+putnam%22+underground+railway+vermont&pg=PT94 |isbn =978-1-62584-494-1}}</ref>

In one of the stranger chapters in Vermont history, researcher and scientist [[Gerald Bull]] constructed the [[Space Research Corporation]] in [[Highwater, Quebec|Highwater]] the town's Quebec neighboring city, in 1967. His intent was to fire research packages into orbit using heavy artillery. This laboratory straddled the Vermont border. Bull was ultimately imprisoned for violating international regulations regarding an embargo on South Africa. This resulted in the bankruptcy of his corporation.

In 1998, a flood damaged the generator at [[Bakers Falls]] dam. The 600&nbsp;kW generator produced an annual output of 1,500 MW.<ref>{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Greaser | title=Hydro revival in Troy | publisher=the Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | pages= 32–33 | date=August 12, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2010, the Troy Elementary School had the highest percentage of students qualifying for [[National School Lunch Act|free lunch]] in the county, 73%. The state average was 31%.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Chris | last=Braithwaite | title=NECAP results show four standouts | publisher=the Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | pages= 2, 3 | date=February 3, 2010 }}</ref>