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
- Tryon, Nebraska
It is also the last name of:
- Sir George Tryon, a 19th century British sailor
- James Libby Tryon, an American publicist and educator
- Thomas Tryon, an 18th century British vegetarian
- Tom Tryon, a 20th century American actor and author
- Ty Tryon, an American professional golfer
- William Tryon, colonial governor of North Carolina and New York
- Benjamin Tryon, Distinguished Chemical Engineer, Kansas State University.