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In 1865, Wayne Township’s District 6 schoolhouse sat on the south side of what’s now East County Road 100-South, three-quarters of a mile west of South County Road 650-East¹. It was used until 1883, when Ernest Turner moved it to his farm to use as a shed². 

In 1884, a replacement school was built at the corner of South County Road 650-East and East County Road 100-South³. The new school was commonly known as Shockney after the family that provided its land⁴. 

The District 6 schoolhouse closed in 1910. Shortly after, officials built the Wayne Township Consolidated School nearby. The new building was dedicated in 1913⁵, but the original schoolhouse was repurposed into the custodian’s residence.

The consolidated school closed in 1957. Before it was demolished, it was used as an enormous chicken coop⁶! A boulder commemorates the structure, but its predecessor still stands. Today, it’s a home.

Sources Cited
1 Warner, C.S (1865). 1865 Wall-Map of Randolph County. C.A.O. McClellan & C.S. Warner. Waterloo, Indiana. map.
2 Hinshaw, G. (2008). A History of Education in Randolph County, Indiana. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
3 (See footnote 2).
4 Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana. book. Chicago, IL; A.L. Kingman.
5 School To Be Dedicated (1913, January 3). The Muncie Morning Star. p. 6.
6 Stump, T. (1991). Remembering Wayne High School in Randolph County. From the Pages of History. Web. Retrieved March 6, 2022.