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A post office in Troy has been in operation since 1824. [7] Troy was one of the cities affected by severe flooding in the Great Flood of 1913. [8] In 1970, the Troy Historical Society published Troy: The Nineteenth Century, a book on Troy's history by Thomas Bemis Wheeler. The book discusses the city's founding city and the Ohio canal era of ...
Lord Banquo / ˈbæŋkwoʊ /, the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare 's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not ...
The Overfield Tavern is an early-nineteenth-century tavern located along the banks of the Great Miami River in Troy, Ohio. It is currently open to the public as a house museum. The main structure was built by Benjamin Overfield in 1808 and served as an inn and tavern until Overfield's death in 1831. [1] The Overfield Tavern is the oldest ...
Troy I's fortifications were the most elaborate in northwestern Anatolia at the time. [13] [14] (pp9–12) Troy I was founded around 3000 BC on what was then the eastern shore of a shallow lagoon. It was significantly smaller than later settlements at the site, with a citadel covering less than 1 ha. However, it stood out from its neighbours in ...
t. e. The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans ( Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
W. Sherman Savage, professor of history at Lincoln University (1921–1960); first African American to earn a doctorate from Ohio State (Ph.D. 1934) Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. , historian namesake of Schlesinger Library at Harvard University (B.A. 1910)
40.0126°N 84.199°W. / 40.0126; -84.199. Type. Aviation museum. Director. Nancy Royer [1] Website. www .wacoairmuseum .org. The WACO Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Troy, Ohio focused on the history of the Waco Aircraft Company .
See Battle of Fallen Timbers. [ 1] Downtown Cincinnati in 2010. The history of Ohio as a state began when the Northwest Territory was divided in 1800, and the remainder reorganized for admission to the union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state of the United States. The recorded history of Ohio began in the late 17th century when French ...