South Troy, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
South Troy is a small unincorporated community
on U.S. Route 63
in Zumbro Township
, Wabasha County
, Minnesota
, United States
, west of the city of Hammond
.
, the writer of the Little House on the Prairie
series of books, and her family for a short time in the summer of 1876. This is where their fourth child and their only son, Charles Frederic 'Freddy' Ingalls (November 1, 1875 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota
- August 27, 1876 in South Troy), died at the age of 10 months.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
on U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...
in Zumbro Township
Zumbro Township, Minnesota
Zumbro Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. The small unincorporated community of South Troy, Minnesota is in Zumbro Township.-Geography:...
, Wabasha County
Wabasha County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,610 people, 8,277 households, and 5,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile . There were 9,066 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, west of the city of Hammond
Hammond, Minnesota
Hammond is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2010 census.In September 2010, the city was evacuated due to flooding of the nearby Zumbro River...
.
Notable people
South Troy was known for being a home for Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
, the writer of the Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...
series of books, and her family for a short time in the summer of 1876. This is where their fourth child and their only son, Charles Frederic 'Freddy' Ingalls (November 1, 1875 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Walnut Grove, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 599 people, 291 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.7 people per square mile . There were 341 housing units at an average density of 328.9 per square mile...
- August 27, 1876 in South Troy), died at the age of 10 months.