Troy these cities—at first Troy I, later Troy II—to be the city of Troy, and this identification was widely accepted at that time. Schliemann's finds at Hisarlik have become known as Priam's Treasure. They were acquired from him by the Berlin museums, but significant doubts about their authenticity persist. Schliemann became interested in digging at the mound of Hisarlik at the persuasion of Frank Calvert. The British diplomat, considered a pioneer for the contributions he made to the archaeology of Troy, spent more than 60 years in the Troad (modern day Biga peninsula, Turkey) conducting field work. As Calvert was a
Ralph T. Troy the state government, signed by Governor Edwin Edwards. Citing family financial obligations, Troy did not seek reelection in 1976, when he was succeeded by the more conservative Jack Howard, whom Troy had unseated four years earlier. But Howard would not complete his final term. Under Troy, voters rejected a plan to establish the since approved mayor-council form of municipal government. Troy had then argued that his city "has just got to face up that we need a more modern and responsive form of government than that under which we are operating now ... There is waste because of needless duplication