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First Kindergarten
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The Plank Road
Barn
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The First Kindergarten in the United States was begun
in Watertown in 1856 by Margarethe Meyer Schurz, whose husband was the
famous German- American statesman Carl Schurz. The building was moved
from downtown Watertown to its present location in 1956. Its interior
depicts an early class in session.
Chapter on First Kindergarten
The Plank Road Pioneer Barn was built in 1848 by Wenzel Quis and was originally located at the western
terminus of the Watertown- Milwaukee Plank Road, across the Rock River
yet only a short distance east of its present site. Moved to the grounds
in the early 1960's, it now houses a collection of pioneer tools and farm
implements.
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