Margarethe Meyer Schurz opened a German-language kindergarten in her home in 1856. Location: Watertown, Wisconsin. Key figure: Opened 1856. Part of the One State One Record (USA) campaign. Reference record compiled from public sources; not certified by The Book of World Records. Source: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI7126
Record no. MRB-2026-007219
First Kindergarten in the United States
Reference Record – Not Certified
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