A.S. McRae Building
General Mercantile Store
c. 1900
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m37192) HM
You are standing in a reconstruction of a burial hut built in this location over six hundred years ago. Its size and shape are based on evidence gained through scientific archaeological excavation. The outer walls are made of upright posts covered . . . — — Map (db m37203) HM
On South Main Street south of East Allenton Street (North Carolina Highway 731), on the left when traveling north.
Haywood Motor Company
Early Ford Dealership
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1922 — — Map (db m37183) HM
Ingram - McAulay
Hardware & Furniture
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1907 — — Map (db m37341) HM
Organic materials, including the human body, decompose when buried in the ground. Clothing made of animal skins or hides does not survive after many years of burial. Likewise, most pigments used to paint the body do not survive. Foodstuffs placed in . . . — — Map (db m37214) HM
Ross & Ingram Grocery
Later Moscovitz Five & Dime
c. 1910
This property
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m37189) HM
Near Town Creek Mound Road 1 mile south of North Carolina Route 731, on the left when traveling south.
"We travell'd this day, about 25 miles, over pleasant savanna ground, high, and dry, having very few trees upon it, and those standing at a great distance."
John Lawson: Surveyor General of North Carolina, January . . . — — Map (db m298350) HM
On East Allenton Street (North Carolina Route 731) east of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
An Indian village that represents Mississippian mound-building tradition (A.D. 1150 to 1450). The reconstructed site, first excavated 1937, 5 mi SE. — — Map (db m298345) HM
Has been designed a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
In commemorating and illustrating
The history of the United States . . . — — Map (db m37201) HM
On East Main Street (Business North Carolina Route 27) at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Dedicated to Montgomery County Veterans
In honor of those who served
In tribute to those who perished
In gratitude to those now serving — — Map (db m245512) WM
On North Main Street (State Highway 134) north of Smitherman Street, on the right when traveling south.
4 story building erected c. 1909 by Dr. A.F. Thompson. With 46 hospital wards it was Troy's first medical facility. The building also housed a drug store, jewelry store, clothing store, and a grocery market. The building was converted to the Troy . . . — — Map (db m181291) HM
On East Main Street (Business North Carolina Route 27) at South Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
In memory of Montgomery County sons who served in the World War
In memory of Montgomery County women who did their part in all wars
In memory of Montgomery County sons who served in the Confederate States Army
In memory of Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m245510) WM
On South Main Street (North Carolina Route 134) at East Main Street (Business Route 27), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Henry F. (Lowe) Warner, native of Troy, was awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest military decoration, for heroism on Dec. 20-21, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was killed in action the morning of the 21st. He is buried 200 yards . . . — — Map (db m245491) HM
On East Main Street (Business North Carolina Route 27) at South Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The county was formed in 1779 from Anson County and included what is now Stanly County. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. In 1841 the . . . — — Map (db m245501) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 134) at Byrd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Montgomery Memorial Hospital and conducted a town hall meeting at Troy Elementary School April 5, 1994. — — Map (db m181292) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 134) at Blair Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
With more than 15 mines Montgomery County was major part of North Carolina's "Gold Region” during the 1800s and early 1900s. An estimated 1.2 million troy ounces of gold were mined from the region. When the town of Troy first paved its streets in . . . — — Map (db m181293) HM
On North Main Street (North Carolina Route 134) at West Main Street ( Route 134), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
What is now the Uwharrie National Forest was first purchased by the federal government in 1931 during the Great Depression. The land was known as the Uwharrie Reservation. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the federal lands in Montgomery, . . . — — Map (db m245489) HM
On East Main Street (North Carolina Route 27) east of South Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east.
Barbara Bray Edwards married Andy Griffith, actor and star of the Andy Griffith Show, in
1949. Her father was the school superintendent of Montgomery County schools. The Edwards' home was near here. She and Griffith returned to Troy often to visit . . . — — Map (db m245483) HM
