U.S highway 231 is the city's main thoroughfare, which connects nearby Montgomery, Alabama to Panama City Beach, Florida. However, Calican instead shot her, assuming that she would betray him, and then headed to the repair facility on the speeder bike, where he took Motto and Grogu hostage. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. Due to the absence of surface water, those who lived on Tatooine had to draw moisture through the dry air. She continues to be recognized as the namesake of the festival and the exclusive scholarship that is awarded each year to a high-school senior pursuing the arts. However, roughly 20 miles east of Troy at the Pike County border, the Skirmish at Hobdy's Bridge, what some consider the last battle of the Civil War, took place on May 19, 1865. This school, which went on to become Troy University, had a stormy early history and was lucky to have survived in its cramped downtown location. 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Over 50 uniformed officers and deputies form a rank along the front of the stage as the flame passes through. The name was again changed in 1957 to Troy State College to reflect the expanded educational offerings of the school. Consumables[7]Technology[7]Water[7] [2] According to the Legend of Lehon, Tatooine had also been inhabited by a group called the Kumumgah during this time, but there was little evidence to support the story. This event features horse and wagon rides, trips on the Pioneer Express, and Native American camps with demonstrations of candlemaking, spinning, weaving, quiltmaking, blacksmithing, drum, and dance. The 6,436 housing units averaged 245.3 per sq mi (94.7/km2). The tactic worked, as many of the Creeks fled to their encampment to carry off their children, some even swimming the river to flee. The last deep-winter tornado touched down in the county on Christmas Day, 2012. Global Ideas Coronavirus pandemic linked to destruction of wildlife and world's ecosystems. Primary language(s) The Creeks detected the approach, however, and attacked and scattered Buford's wing. The festival opens at the We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge, Alabama before moving to the Trojan Center Theater on the campus of Troy University for three storytelling concerts.[18]. Furious at their treatment, they continued to battle the Whites for years to come.[12]. Sometime after the battle, Rey traveled to the Lars moisture farm on Tatooine with BB-8, where she buried Leia's lightsaber and the Skywalker lightsaber, using her own newly-crafted one in their place. Map. [10] The Raiders, native to the planet, were a nomadic tribal society with strict social and moral codes, along with defined territorial boundaries. A brief fight ensued upon their approach, which centered around two fallen trees the Creeks had used as a natural breastwork. He won re-election each year since, until his retirement in 2012, and is the longest-serving mayor in Troy history. The creeks, being extremely low on ammunition, fired nails instead of bullets from the muskets they possessed. Surface water In 1869, Henry moved his mercantile store to nearby Troy to be closer to the Mobile and Girard Railroad. Initially inhabited by native Jawa and Tusken Raider species, it saw a population explosion following the search for valuable mining deposits on the planet's silicate surface. It comprised a large tract of country, so large that it was called the "State of Pike", which included parts of what are now Crenshaw, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, and Barbour Counties, and extended to the Chattahoochee River on the east.[9]. In 1819, the State of Alabama was admitted to the Union and was soon organized into counties. On February 10, 1837, the Battle of Hobdy's Bridge occurred after a force of over 100 American militiamen under Captain Jack Cooper intercepted about 75 Creeks making their way to Florida. After locating the site of the Creek camp, the militia divided into two groups to converge on the refugees by surprise. Hot and arid[1] Having owned a large store in nearby Gainers Store (now known as Henderson), he found it difficult to transport and receive shipments by wagon. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. Troy was selected as the 2010 Corporate Investment and Community Impact Award Winner by Trade and Industry Development, describing Troy as being on the cutting edge of economic development. General Robert E. Lee had already surrendered and Wilson's Raid had just devastated the region, but many former Confederate soldiers were still drifting through the region trying to get home, which presented a threat. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. [3], A long-ago mining boom saw the widespread use of sandcrawlers on the desert plains in an effort to mine valuable minerals. How Wookieepedia treats Canon and Legends, The Sequential Passage of Chronological Intervals, Goodnight, But Not Goodbye (Mad About Me Remix), The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD, The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark, Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure, A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy, Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD, The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel, Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure, The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure. Moons The Alabama Law Enforcement Torch Run is held every May to coincide with the Alabama Special Olympics State Games. Unable to draw the Jedi Master out of hiding, Maul used the fragment of the Malachor Sith holocron to lure the Jedi rebel Ezra Bridger to the planet. Many of the buildings in the two-block area date from as early as the 1870s. In addition, vaporators required frequent maintenance and security systems to deter attacks from Tusken Raiders, who believed all water was sacred and belonged to them. [13], After the Battle of Endor, a Jawa sandcrawler scavenged the wreckage from Jabba's sail barge, including a set of Mandalorian armor. From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke vs. the Rancor - Wrath of the Rancor. The courthouse, originally in the center of the town square, was demolished because of fire damage and relocated one block away just outside of the town square. After finding their temporary camp in a nearby swamp, General Wellborn divided his command into two wings to encircle the Creeks. Location of Troy in Pike County, Alabama. The bar scene in the music video was shot at the Double Branch Bar in Troy, which has existed for over 50 years. In the 1960s, Billboard Hot 100 artist Bobby Purify of James & Bobby Purify took the stage at the Double Branch. Suns Unfortunately, they rode straight into a group of Confederate rebel guerillas. Coincidentally, the planet was discovered a day before the release of the Star Wars Blu-rays in North America. [6] After 1783, the region fell under the jurisdiction of the newly created United States of America. Despite having misgivings, Djarin agreed to help him in exchange for the bounty's reward, while all other credit. Deep winter is occasionally accompanied by a tornado touching down in the county. Its survival was assured when the third president of the college, Edward Madison Shackelford, led the movement from downtown to its present site starting in 1924. A brick courthouse was erected in 1880. Most tree species found in the area are pine, hickory, oak, pecan, and poplar. Region It is located along the Troy Cuesta ridge, which runs across the state from east to west and is the boundary that separates the Chunnenuggee Hills and Southern Red Hills geographical boundaries. Near the Troy area, many Native Americans settled around the Conecuh River and the Pea River. 43,000 light years[3] Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. Breathable[8] [39], Three years after the start of the war, Skywalker fell to the dark side and joined the Sith, old adversaries of the Jedi who had long planned to take over the galaxy. Troy became the county seat that same year after a new county courthouse was built in the city, replacing the previous county seat town of Monticello. About 40 miles (64 km) north of Troy near the Montgomery area, the Chunnenuggee Hills region ends and the flat Black Prairie region begins, commonly known as the Black Belt region. For many centuries, the area around Troy was settled by different tribes of Native Americans, but became primarily known for its Muskogee Creek presence. [10], Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, a shuttle with emissaries in the employ of Jabba the Hutt, meant to negotiate a deal to provide support to the Empire at Weapons Factory Alpha on Cymoon 1, was intercepted by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and a strike team consisting of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa proceeded to the factory, infiltrating and destroying it. The run starts out in north Alabama on Thursday and then makes its way south, stopping in the Birmingham area overnight and then on to Montgomery and Troy. Spreading back from the Gulf of Paria and cradled by the Northern Range foothills, Port of Spain is a mishmash of the pretty and the gritty, with the green expanse of uptown Queen's Park Savannah and a host of gorgeous fretworked buildings alongside a frenetic, gridlocked downtown area, its waterfront mostly hidden behind grimy industrial sprawl. The school, which was to be known as Troy Normal School, was eventually constructed and completed in 1887 in downtown Troy on a four-acre campus. As Maul died in Kenobi's arms, Kenobi confirmed Maul's suspicions that he was hiding the Chosen One. ↑ Fallout Bible 0: "2122 Spring Shady Sands founded, wall erected against the raiders." Of the reported population, 78.2% were born in Alabama. Kenobi then instructed the two rebels to return to Atollon while he defeated and fatally wounded Maul in combat. Troy is located at 31°48′32″N 85°58′12″W / 31.80889°N 85.97000°W / 31.80889; -85.97000 (31.808768, −85.969951). Used as capital in business transactions, nearly all slavery operations were overseen by the Hutt gangsters, who regarded slavery as a useful institution. Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. 34 hours[7] 1%[3] The geography of Chile is extremely diverse as the country extends from a latitude of 17° South to Cape Horn at 56° (if Chilean claims on Antarctica are included Chile would extend to the South Pole) and from the ocean on the west to Andes on the east. [2], In the last decades of the Galactic Republic, Tatooine was home to a human slave named Shmi Skywalker and her son, the young Anakin owing to lax enforcement of Republic anti-slavery laws. The influx of commercial ventures fueled Mos Espa's growth, eventually securing its regional importance as a hub of economic and financial activity. Atmosphere 2:[3]Tatoo I[3]Tatoo II[3] However, after it was discovered that most valuable minerals could be found on the surface,[3] along with most minerals having unwanted metallurgic properties,[2] the sandcrawlers were abandoned and eventually picked up by the native Jawas for use as shelter and mobile bases, from which they collected scrap from thousands of years of crashed spacecraft and failed mining projects. Troy and Pike County offer various bus transportation services: About 5 miles north of Troy is the Troy Municipal Airport, which can accommodate general aviation, but not commercial flights. The Max Rebo Band was left with only two of Tatooine's top five songs, with their number-four hit "(That Joyous Night) I Ate My Mate. These companies tried to take advantage of the power vacuum caused by the death of Jabba. Black melon[14]Funnel flower[15]Lamta[16]Pallie[17]Poonten grass[11]Polta bean[11]Tree[18]Tuber[3] Instead they fled south down the Pea River to its confluence with the Choctawhatchee and continued across the line into Florida. The city is served by a mayor, who is elected at-large, and a five-member city council, which is composed of five single-member districts. The Creeks, angry that the land that had been promised to them was being taken from them by local settlers by violent force, responded by burning local homes and plantations along the Pea River swamp. Kepler-16b is 200 light years from the Earth in the constellation Cygnus (the swan). The airport was originally opened in 1942 during World War II as an auxiliary air field to Maxwell Air Force Base in nearby Montgomery. The Modal Nodes followed up their success with the number-three hit "The Sequential Passage of Chronological Intervals" and ranked-five hit "Goodnight, But Not Goodbye (Mad About Me Remix)." The artwork of Jean Lake is still exhibited all over the world today. The entire detachment was to reassemble at Hobdy's Bridge over the Pea River on May 19, 1865. That sad distinction actually belongs to Corporal Skinner, who died on the wooden planks of Hobdy's Bridge in Alabama. Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy would eventually be established was part of the colony of British West Florida. Class Exact casualties are unknown, but it is believed four or five Creeks and perhaps one American were killed. A remote settlement within the vast canyons of the Jundland Wastes, Tatooine was a planet located in the Outer Rim, a region of the galaxy far removed from its core. During the New Republic Era, the bounty hunter Din Djarin defeated a pursuing bounty hunter in a dogfight. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,033. Apartments for Rent in Houston, TX . The college underwent yet another name change in 1967, being called Troy State University until reaching its current name, Troy University, in 2005. Immigrated species After many of his men dispersed to their homes, however, Carroll learned that a party of pro-Confederate "guerrillas" had been seen in the area. Finding the ore to have unwanted metallurgic properties, mining firms left the planet en masse, leaving behind valuable equipment, most notably large sandcrawlers, which were later used by the Jawa population. A 45-acre (18 ha) lake called Pike County Lake is located at the southern end of Troy. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 29% of healthcare workers were “vaccine hesitant,” a figure slightly higher than the percentage of the general population, 27%. Jawas were also a native species to Tatooine, and as such deeply entrenched into a nomadic lifestyle. The 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment of Troy was formed in 1863. According to some reports, some of the captured Creeks were enslaved by local planters. Of the 7,844 households, 20.34% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were not families. The State Games Opening Ceremony convenes on Friday evening in Troy University's Veterans Memorial Stadium. Kepler-35b's suns are smaller than our sun and are located 5400 light-years from Earth. The two managed to fend off Shand's attacks, but lost one of their speeder bikes in the process. Three Union soldiers were wounded in the fight, and one Confederate soldier was killed, identified as Corporal John W. Skinner of Company C, 1st Florida U.S. Cavalry. [33] The landscape was covered with sand dunes, mountains, and canyons, which made traversing the planet very difficult. Djarin and Calican then traveled into the Dune Sea on speeder bikes, looking for Shand. The airport allows for private jets to fly in, and is dominated by student pilots flying TH-67 helicopters from nearby Fort Rucker. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Generally ignored by the galaxy at large, Tatooine gained the notice of the Empire during the Galactic Civil War when an escape pod carrying two droids in possession of top-secret information launched from the starship Tantive IV and landed on the sandy Outer Rim world. Former mayor Jimmy C. Lunsford was elected to his first term in 1985. Unable to defeat the desperate Creeks with gunfire alone, Wellborn finally ordered a direct charge on their lines. [41], C-3PO and R2-D2 after landing on Tatooine, Shortly after the Battle of Scarif in the Galactic Civil War, the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO landed on Tatooine's surface in an escape pod after their CR90 corvette the Tantive IV was captured by the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator. While alone, Shand told him that Djarin was a traitor to the guild and that the bounty on him was worth a great deal more than her bounty. In 2 BBY, the former Sith apprentice Maul traveled to Tatooine to hunt down his old nemesis Obi-Wan Kenobi. Affiliation She then offered to help Calican capture the Mandalorian if he set her free. The Creek survivors continued their flight south in small groups. The negotiations having failed, Darth Vader returned to Tatooine to negotiate the deal with Jabba in person. Arkanis sector[2] Anchorhead[8]Bestine[11]Mos Doba[10]Mos Eisley[8]Mos Elrey[11]Mos Entha[11]Mos Pelgo[11][30]Mos Espa[17] (de facto capital)[2]Mos Taike[11]Mos Zabu[31]Tosche Station[2] Tatooine Tatooine could also be taken as a derivative of the planet Mongo of the Flash Gordon serials, presented as a desert planet too in some media. Males had a median income of $29,190 versus $20,368 for females. Bocce[3]Galactic Basic[3]Huttese[3]Jawaese[3]Tusken[3] The city is the county seat of Pike County. [7] The City of Troy is considered one of the fastest-growing cities in Alabama. The racial makeup of the city was 55.00% White, 39.01% African American, 0.40% Native American, 3.36% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Primary terrain The median income for a household in the city was $25,352, and for a family was $39,601. It was the homeworld of Anakin and Luke Skywalker, who would go on to shape galactic history. Turning their horses onto the long wooden bridge over Pea River, the cavalrymen started off to follow their commander's route. Troy is served by three state routes - Alabama Highways 87, 167, and 10. The situation was not helped by Jabba's thugs collecting "water taxes" from the many towns and isolated settlements across the planet, often resorting to threats and brute force to acquire enough water for the crime lord. The holiday was celebrated in honor of Boonta Hestilic Shad'ruu, a Hutt who rose to be a god. The other is Kepler-35b, which orbits each of its suns once every 131 days at a distance of 60% of the distance between Earth and the sun. 10,465 km[3] The tower and radar facilities are currently run by U.S. Army air traffic controllers. [3], Jawa traders sold scrap to offworlders who settled on Tatooine as moisture farmers, As a result of sporadic and unsuccessful colonization ventures, the planet became a haven for smugglers and criminal activity, while scattered, isolated settlements of hard-working inhabitants attempted to earn a living in the wastes. [1] The city is the county seat of Pike County. Performers who have routinely taken part in the annual festival include nationally known Donald Davis, Kevin Kling, Carmen Agra Deedy, Elizabeth Ellis, Andy Offutt Irwin, Bil Lepp, and Kathryn Tucker Windham. Agreeing to go with Ben Kenobi to Mos Eisley, they hired the services of smuggler Han Solo and his partner, Chewbacca to transport them offworld to Alderaan. [citation needed], A Norman Rockwell painting on the side of Byrd Drugs in downtown Troy, View of B. Graves Bar & Restaurant in downtown Troy, The old Adams General Store at the Pioneer Museum, A Bell AH-1 SuperCobra in Bicentennial Park, The Hampton Inn and Courtyard Marriott at Troy Plaza, County seat and City in Alabama, United States. [4] It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843.[5]. Calican was unconcerned with the bounty, but Shand pointed out that taking out a Mandalorian would make him a legend. Rich in culture, attractions, and talent, Houston is the biggest city in the Lone Star State. Anchorhead Pass[10]Beggar's Canyon[8]Ben's Mesa[11]Contented Krayt[12]Dune Sea[13]Ebe Crater Valley[11]Great Chott salt flat[11]Great Mesra Plateau[2]Great Pit of Carkoon[13]Hubba Heights[11]Hutt Flats[11]Jabba's Palace[13]Jawa Heights[11]Jundland Chasm[10]Jundland Wastes[2]Mospic High Range[11]Mushroom Mesa[11]Northern Dune Sea[2]Plibene Rock[11]Sluuce Canyon[11]Western Dune Sea[3]Waldo Flats[11]Xelric Draw[2] Realizing that it was the work of Imperial forces and that they may have traced the droids back to his house, Luke rushed back only to find the moisture farm burned to the ground, with the charred remains of his aunt and uncle laying outside in the sun. Elevations commonly reach 400 feet (120 m) in these hills and can reach up to 500 feet (150 m) in some areas. The Hutt Clan also maintained a presence on Tatooine, with Jabba the Hutt owning a palace in the desert at least by the time of the Clone Wars until his death shortly before the Battle of Endor. 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During the late 1800s into the early 1900s, Troy experienced steady growth thanks to the multiple factories, railroads, and the college. On the desert expanses of Tatooine, Kenobi hoped that he could keep young Luke from his father's evil influence. During this time, tensions began to rise between the local Creek Indians and the European settlers who were moving into the area. [42] Fett tracked down and dueled Skywalker, who had returned to the late Ben Kenobi's dwelling for education, learning his name and reporting to Vader.