Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Col. Nancy J. Currie

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

1. Col. Nancy J. Currie Marker

Inscription. Proud Hometown of
Col. Nancy J. Currie
NASA Astronaut

Troy
Ohio

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is December 29, 1958.

Location. 40° 2.928′ N, 84° 12.744′ W. Marker is in Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of North Elm Street and Atlantic Street, on the right when traveling south on North Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 509 N Elm St, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Lock 12 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hobart Brothers Company (about 400 feet away); Miami and Erie Canal (about 400 feet away); Troy Airfield Directional Marker (approx. 0.3 miles away); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Troy Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buffalo Soldiers Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Also see . . . Nancy J. Currie-Gregg. Nancy Jane Currie-Gregg (née Decker; former married names Sherlock and Currie; born December 29, 1958) is an American engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. Currie-Gregg

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has served in the United States Army for over 22 years and holds the rank of colonel. With NASA, she has participated in four space shuttle missions: STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, and STS-109, accruing 1,000 hours in space. She currently holds an appointment as a professor of practice in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. (Submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

2. Col. Nancy J. Currie Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.