Crime Scene and Trauma Cleanup in Troy, OH

Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, and serves as the county seat; with 26,305 residents at the 2020 census, it is the largest city in Miami County.

Troy was platted around 1807 on the Great Miami River, about 19 miles north of Dayton, and was incorporated in 1814 after an early rivalry with neighboring Piqua over which town would be the county seat.

The Overfield Tavern, opened by Benjamin Overfield in 1808 on the west bank of the Miami River, is one of Ohio's oldest taverns and now operates as the Overfield Tavern Museum in what was Troy's first permanent structure.

Troy has around 11,200 households, and about 65% of its homes are owner-occupied.

Troy was one of the Ohio cities devastated by the Great Flood of 1913, the catastrophic flood that reshaped communities all along the Great Miami River.

Two Hobart companies were founded in Troy in the early 1900s — Hobart Manufacturing, which became one of the world's foremost commercial food equipment companies, and Hobart Brothers, a world leader in welding products.

Clayton Brukner brought his WACO aircraft company to Troy, and the WACO Air Museum and Aviation Learning Center still honors the biplanes built there, hosting fly-ins that draw aviation enthusiasts from around the country.

Troy is home to the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, founded in 1930 and devoted entirely to training welders.

The first Miami County Fair was held in Troy in 1847, and the fair is still held in the city every year.

Troy has over 1,000 acres of parkland within the city, anchored by Hobart Arena, Troy Memorial Stadium and the Miami Shores Golf Course, all built at mid-century.