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By Paul F, September 3, 2010 | |
| | | 1. First Kindergarten Marker | | |
Inscription. 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.
Erected 1958 by Marker erected in 1958 by the Saturday Club, Watertown, Wisconsin. (Marker Number 74.)
Location. 43° 11.074′ N, 88° 42.427′ W. Marker is in Watertown, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Charles Street and Sunset Drive. Click for map. Marker is located to the rear of the Octagon House historical property. Marker is at or near this postal address: 919 Charles St, Watertown WI 53094, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Plank Road Pioneer Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Octagon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Milwaukee Street Bridge (approx. one mile away); Trail Discovery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Highway Marking (approx. 7.4 miles away); 94th Combat Infantry Division (approx. 8.9 miles away); In Service to Their Country (approx. 8.9 miles away); Wm. R. Look Log Cabin (approx. 9.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Watertown.
Related marker| | | | 
By Paul F, September 3, 2010 | |
| | | 2. First Kindergarten Building | | |
. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Carl Schurz Forest marker
Also see . . . First Kindergarten - Wisconsin Historical Society. (Submitted on September 13, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 770 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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