Troy TX is an important business center, especially for automotive and financial firms. The Somerset Collection and Oakland Mall are also located in Troy.
The Oakland-Troy Airport is a general aviation airport often used by business people and tourists flying charter planes. The airport also hosts many sporting events.
The Troy Historical Museum
The Troy Historical Museum & Historic Village is an establishment that allows visitors to view the lifestyle of those who lived in Troy Township in the 1800s. The museum contains a number of carefully restored buildings, including the City Hall building, a log home, a Greek Revival House, a brick school, and a parsonage. It also has a print shop, wagon shop, a town hall and a general store that are representative of the ones in the area during that time.
The museum is similar to a mini Greenfield Village, but it focuses on the history and culture of Troy. It also hosts educational and youth oriented programs.
The museum can also be reserved to host weddings that include an outdoor ceremony in the gazebo or an indoor one in the 1837 church. This is a beautiful venue with a romantic atmosphere that doesn’t require much additional décor. The guests can enjoy a tent reception on the Village Green.
The Lloyd A. The Stage Nature Center
The 100 acre Nature Center and Troy Farm is home to hiking trails, classrooms, displays and wildlife viewing areas. It features cattail marsh, sedge meadow, lowland forest and oak-maple and beech-hickory forests. The trails are suitable for strollers but may be muddy after rain. The Nature Center building also offers a dinosaur dig pit, play area with toys and puzzles, toad tank, and a collection of stuffed (taxidermy) animals to view. The building is open during the week and the trail is open dawn to dusk.
The facility was named for a long time hands on volunteer in the community who worked hard to build and maintain the parks and his efforts are still evident today. He designed the pavilion in Boulan Park, and made the metal stands that support the maple sugar evaporator outside. He was a member of Goodfellows, the Poppleton School PTA and Poppleton School PTA. He was an early leader in the community to promote recycling and conservation.
The Troy Historic Village
A living history museum, the Troy Historic Village offers ten different buildings that showcase the lifestyle of those who lived in Troy Township back in the 1800s. They include a main building (City Hall), a log cabin, a Greek Revival Home, a brick one-room school, a print shop, a wagon shop, a town hall, and a church and parsonage.
In 1927, Morris Wattles led the effort to build a new Troy Township Hall which would include some of the oldest buildings in the community. A few years later, the 1832 Caswell House was moved to the site to save it from demolition, and the Village was born.
Today, the Village is an exciting place to visit for locals and tourists. The Village’s mission is cultivate lifelong discovery and learning by promoting Troy’s rich cultural heritage. This is accomplished through a variety of educational programs and activities that serve over 11,000 elementary students each year.
The Troy Community Center
The Troy Community Center, a modern recreational facility, offers residents and non-residents a wide range of activities and amenities. The facility features an indoor pool, a modern fitness center, full size gyms and more!
The fitness center is equipped with plenty of cardiovascular equipment, free weights, and circuit training machines. Fitness trainers are available to help you achieve your goals. The Kids Korner provides affordable child care for parents to work out.
Outdoor pools are open seasonally Memorial Weekend through Labor Day. Entrance to the pool requires a season pass or a purchase of a day swim ticket.
The Troy Community Center offers teens a safe and supervised environment to hang out with friends after school. The service is free for students in grades 6-12, but a signed agreement by a parent must be on file. All community members are welcomed. For more information, please visit the Troy Rec’s website. The Rec is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
