Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Part I: Directory
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TROY TOWNSHIP.

This township was erected in 1830, and has an area of 17,581 acres, with a population, in 1870, of 983. It forms one of the southern border townships. The leading occupation of the inhabitants is lumbering; saw and shingle mills are numerous. The initial settlement was made by James Luse, of New Jersey, about 1795, and his wagon was the third which left Pittsburg[h] for Meadville. The leading streams are branches of Sugar Creek and Oil Creek. The Pittsburgh, Buffalo & Titusville and the Union & Titusville railroads cross the northeast corner of the township. Troy Centre is the only post-office in the township, and the first resident was Peter Keyes. There are 10 schools, with an average attendance of 200 scholars, costing the township each year about $1,200.