Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City

30: Ilium Fuit, Troja Est

Episode Summary

As 2026 officially gets underway, we're taking a look back (WAY back! 237 years to be exact) to the roots of our city's namesake.

Episode Notes

Four letters. One syllable. TROY.

On January 5th, 1789, a group of settlers living in an area known as Vanderhyden gathered at a local tavern. The purpose? To select a new name for their fledgling community along the Hudson River. 

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