Troy State Normal School was established by the Alabama General Assembly in 1887. Land and the first building for the original downtown campus and land for the present site were provided by the City of Troy. The College was moved to the present site in 1930. The State Board of Education authorized the College to grant the bachelor’s degree in 1929 and the master’s degree in 1956.

The College was placed under a separate Board of Trustees in 1967. The Board of Trustees approved the name change to Troy University effective August 2005. Troy University’s evolution has been reflected in its several names:

Troy State Normal School 1887

Troy State Normal College 1893

Troy State Teachers College 1927

Troy State College 1957

Troy State University 1967

Troy University 2005

Marker is on University Avenue west of Luther Drive, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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