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Focus on History: Montgomery County first named Tryon

Saturday, January 28, 2012

By Bob Cudmore

Anyone with a suggestion for a Focus on History topic may contact Bob Cudmore at 346-6657 or bobcudmore@yahoo.com.

Tryon County, created in 1772, was named for New York’s British colonial governor, William Tryon, and included a large part of what is now New York state west of Albany County....

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