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History
In the 1890’s Martha Berry returned to Floyd County after finishing school in Boston. One Sunday, she noticed some of the mountain children peeking in to watch her read. Martha invited the children in and read them Bible stories. As the weeks passed more children and even adults came to listen to the stories. The lack of education in the area encouraged her to open a Sunday school .[ http://www.appalachianhistory.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-lady-of-possum-trot.html] - 317k /ref>].In 1850, a new church was built on her property. 50 years after the churches construction, Martha appropriated it for her use as a Sunday school room. In the early 1930’s, an addition of three small schoolrooms were added. During 1942- 1948, Possum Trot was closed due to World War 2 .After reopening in 1948, Possum Trot stayed open as a Sunday school until it was closed in 1954. In 1976, one of the classrooms was renovated by the Berry College Student Government Association, for their Mountain Day American Bicentennial project. During 1984- 1986, the student government Association, with the help of local volunteers, completed Possum Trot’s full renovation. The old locations safety is watched closely by Berry College staff, and alumni led by Newton Wagner, a Possum Trot graduate.[ www.berry.edu/oakhill/possumtrot.asp - 46k ].

== Description == A small weathered brown building sits at the foremost. A wood construction sits firmly atop a solid stone foundation. Narrow, long- framed windows mark the early American construction of Possum Trot’s original building, and the structure features an open bell tower with wood shingles, and a small brick chimney> Even smaller than the original building, later built schoolrooms are low, and also of a wooden construct on a stone foundation. The three schoolhouses also have a brick chimneys and wooden shingles. Behind the original church sits a small log cabin with a wooden roof, which served as the home economic building for Possum Trot. The log cabins also served as the kitchen and dining room later on. The small cabin features tiny windows and two small brick chimneys for heating and cooking.

== Location == On Berry College campus in the North East mountains.

== References == [http://www.berry.edu/oakhill/possumtrot.asp. Oak Hill and The martha Berry Musuem. Retrived on 2009-02-18. [dlg.galileo.usg.edu/meta/html/dlg/larc/meta_dlg_larc_hbo0604.html] Retrived on 2009-02-18.