According to Joetta Cramm’s "A Pictorial History of Howard County," Troy was a Dorsey land grant patented in the late 1600’s. Colonel Thomas Dorsey lived in a frame dwelling on this patent until his death in 1790. His widow sold the 652 acres in 1808 to Vincent Bailey for $6,520. Bailey appears to have built this large stone house in the 1820’s. In the mid-1800’s, it was called "Troy Hill Farm." Troy can be seen sitting high on a hill as you approach from the east on Route 100 towards the intersection of Route 95.

The site is now a landlocked site that was designated surplus property by the State and deeded to Howard County. The stone has been gutted by fire and only the shell remains. The County is still negotiating access to the site and is encountering difficulties with a surrounding property, which is being used as an illegal junk and dumping ground.

Funds were included in this year's Capital Budget, and the National Park Service hopes to begin an archeological excavation in the Fall of ’04.