History of the City of Troy

First miners arrive and set up a tent camp at the mouth of Lake Creek on the Kootenai River. The tent camp would be known as Lake Camp, Lake Creek Camp and Lake City. Prospecting is begun along the Kootenai River, Lake Creek and the Cabinet Range behind Savage Lake.

On November 18, 1886, the Bill Keeler located the Keeler Lode Claim on Grouse Mountain, the first claim to be located in the new mining district

In 1910, the great forest fires that raged through the area almost claimed the town. Railroad hoses soaked the downtown buildings while a locomotive was kept steamed up ready to evacuate the remaining residents and crews should the fire overtake them. A little luck and a shift in the wind saved the town.

By 1921 the town of Troy was growing faster than construction crews could build new businesses and homes. The town originally owed it’s prosperity and existence to the Great Northern Railway Company when they decided to establish a division point on the line in town, maintaining a payroll of over 100 employees.