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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
