Facts about Montgomery County

Facts about Montgomery County

Troy, the county seat of Montgomery County The Town of Troy, like the rest of Montgomery County, was settled primarily by Scottish immigrants. In 1852, Angus McCaskill, one of the early settlers, donated a tract of 50 acres to the community to serve as the town proper. Until a legislative decree changed the name, the community was know as West's Oldfield. That same decree also located the courthouse in the new community and made Troy the business center of a thriving county. The town takes its name from John B. Troy, a popular attorney and solicitor of the judicial district. Legend has it that the streets of Troy are paved with solid gold. When the streets were being paved, fill dirt was brought in from the gold mines in Eldorado, a once thriving mining community north of the town. Local citizens with a sharp eye found gold nuggets in the streets of the city. Even today, Troy still represents a golden opportunity for its citizens and visitors. Troy sits on the edge of The Uwharrie Mountains and Ophir is within them also. Places my family took me on outings, hikes and excursions like "the jumping off point" and "low water bridge" are landmarks to locals, the names of places being passed down for generations. Here is a picture from the Montgomery County website of the Jumping off Place. ( I know the legend of the name….do you?? Be sure to place your comment for me to see below!)

Pictures of Ophir

Flint Road - the road that winds through Ophir and around that curve is my Great Grandparent's farmhouse and farm, the childhood home of my second cousin, Daniel Davis.

Look closely and you will see Sammy and Jimmy Davis's childhood home, the home of their mom and dad, Mildred and Clyde Davis. Sammy and Jimmy were my second cousins.