Alaska Gazetteer
Mount Troy is a physical feature (summit) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Mount Troy places it within the AK 99801 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Troy |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | On Douglas Island, 3 mi SW of Juneau and W of the head of Cowee Creek, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named by theU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1950 for John W. Troy (1868-1942), former Governor of Alaska and newspaperman. In 1897, he went to Alaska to cover the gold rush. He became editor and publisher of the Skagaway Daily Alaskan in 1899, and in 1913, he went to Juneau as Editor of the Daily Alaksa Empire. In 1919, he became Collector of Customs for Alaska and then served as Governor from 1933-39. |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.2673454285 |
| Longitude: | -134.476486206 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Troy: Mount Troy.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mount Troy does not include property ownership information.
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