Tryon
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Tryon is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Fort Tryon Park (in upper Manhattan, site of The Cloisters)
- Tryon, North Carolina
- Tryon County, New York (former name of Montgomery County, New York)
- Tryon County, North Carolina (existed 1768-1779)
- Tryon, Oklahoma
- Trion, Georgia
- Tryon, Nebraska
It is also the last name of:
- William Tryon, colonial governor of North Carolina (1765-1771) and New York (1771-1780).
- Sir George Tryon, a 19th Century British sailor.
- Thomas Tryon, an 18th century British vegetarian.
- Tom Tryon, a 20th century American actor and author.
- James Libby Tryon, an American publicist and educator.