Hotels in Troy, New York

A little about Troy...

Troy is a city in New York, USA and is the county seat of Rensselaer County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 49,170; in 1910, the population was 76,813. The city is named after the legendary city of Troy. The motto of the city is "Ilium fuit, Troja est", meaning "Troy was, Troy is."

The City of Troy is located on the western edge of the county and on the eastern banks of the Hudson River. Troy is home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Russell Sage College, and the Emma Willard School, and was the hometown of Uncle Sam.

Nicknames: "The Collar City", "Home of Uncle Sam"

Interesting Landmarks:
Oakwood Cemetery - Located in North Troy, or Lansingburgh, it is the final resting place of many famous Americans; among them, Civil War Major General George Henry Thomas, known as "The Rock of Chickamauga", and Samuel Wilson, better known as Uncle Sam.
Forest Park Cemetery - A famed haunted cemetery out Pinewoods Avenue near the Troy Country Club in the nearby town of Brunswick.
W.H. Frear Department Store
Burden Ironworks
The Payne Mansion (known as "The Castle") at 49 2nd Street
Russell Sage College - liberal arts women's college
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Oldest technological institute in the English-speaking world.
Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer - Unique multipurpose performing arts and religious center.
Hudson Valley Community College - Ranked as one of the Top 100 two-year colleges in the nation by Community College Week in 2004.
Houston Field House - Hosts various concert events and RPI Hockey.
Emma Willard School - Oldest secondary school for girls in the United States.
Frear Park
Prospect Park
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall - World renowned for being "an acoustic marvel."
Washington Street
Troy Public Library
St. Peter's Church
Kennedy Towers, at 19 stories, is the tallest building in Troy. Part of the Troy Public Housing Authority, the plan originally called for two towers but only one was built. The name still remains towers despite this.