A bit of
Stone School History
Stone School has served students in the East Troy School District for
over 140 years.
In 1858, C. Casselman donated the land and built the original one-room schoolhouse
for $457.50.
He blasted the stone from his own quarry on the shores of Potters Lake
and hauled the stone to the property by oxen. The brick, which
lined the schoolhouse, was made on the farm just south of the school.
Stone School derived its name from the rock material from which it
was built. In 1878, a teachers salary was $18.00 per month.
The early plank road, called "Janesville Road", went by the
schoolhouse. Today it is known as County Hwy. L.
The school has been remodeled inside several times over the years,
but the outside of the original one-room school stands as built.
Expansion in 1949 build the center portion of the overall building; and
the south end was added in 1957.
