Troy in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Poppleton School

Built 1877

Photographed By Joel Seewald, June 7, 2022

1. Poppleton School Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Can you smell the chalk dust? Students in rural schools used slates rather than paper. Boys and girls had separate entries and did not sit together. One teacher taught all grades using books you will find in the desks. Schools changed over time. Log cabin schools were replaced by wooden schoolhouses and later by brick buildings. Poppleton School was expanded three times but children continued to learn in the original classroom until 1978.

Erected by Troy Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 42° 34.69′ N, 83° 8.992′ W. Marker is in Troy, Michigan, in Oakland County. Marker can be reached from West Wattles Road west of Livernois Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the Troy Historic Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 West Wattles Road, Troy MI 48098, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General Store (a few steps from this marker); Caswell House (a few steps from this marker); Print Shop

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Wagon Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Settler's Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Troy Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Also see . . . Poppleton School. Page on the Troy Historic Village website with more information about this building, including that the "schoolhouse stood at the intersection of Big Beaver and Crooks Roads" (about 2 miles southwest of Troy Historic Village) and that the building was dismantled to move because it "was too heavy to move across the I-75 overpass and too tall to move under it." (Submitted on June 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Photographed By Joel Seewald, June 7, 2022

2. Poppleton School Marker

Poppleton School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, June 7, 2022

3. Poppleton School

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.