Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Wayne County Training School?

• It was located in Northville Township east of Sheldon Road and north of 5 mile.

Is there anything left?

• Very little remains of the school no buildings were saved.

What was it?

• A county run institution for children that opened in 1926 and closed in 1974.

How do get my records ?

• I don't know.

Can I use images and videos from your site for my movie?

• Not without expressed written consent

Is it haunted?

• No

Did they chain kids up in the tunnels?

• No

Is there a cemetery on the grounds?

• No

I heard it was for crazy people is that true?

• No its not true. See the Homestead section. That an urban legend.

Did they practice Eugenics?

• Yes its is a documented fact that eugenics was a policy of the school

• More on Eugenics in the United States can be found at http://www.eugenicsarchive.org__

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