First Kindergarten - Watertown, WI
N 43° 11.078 W 088° 42.435
16T E 361260 N 4782733
This building housed the first kindergarten in the United States. It was built in 1856. It was moved to its present site and restored in 1956.
Waymark Code: WM38CW
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2008
Views: 33
The historical marker reads:
"The first kindergarten in the United States was founded by Margarethe Meyer Schurz in this building in 1856. Moved to the present site and restored in 1956 by the Watertown Historical Society."
Address:
919 Charles St.
Watertown, WI USA
53094
Web Site: [Web Link]
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