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On May 2, 1929, a memorial tablet was dedicated in Watertown, Wisconsin, a few feet from the site of the building where she founded the first kindergarten in America. "In memory of Mrs. Carl Schurz (Margarethe Meyer Schurz) Aug. 27, 1833 -- March 15, 1876, who established on this site the first kindergarten in America, 1856."
Raymond John Ryan (January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin – October 18, 1977) was an American professional gambler, oilman, promoter, and developer.Described as having a larger-than-life personality, he mingled with prominent businesspeople and movie stars, as well as with cardsharps and mobsters on his path to fame and fortune.
In 1908, the Daily Times absorbed the competing Watertown Daily Reader, which began publication in 1906. [4] In 1919, John Clifford secured a controlling interest in the newspaper. [5] The paper stayed in the Clifford family until 2018, when it was sold to Adams Publishing Group. [6] It is a member of APG's Southern Wisconsin group.
Watertown is located in southeastern Wisconsin, approximately midway between Madison and Milwaukee, at 43°12'N 88°43'W (43.193, −88.724). [20] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.46 square miles (32.27 km 2 ), of which, 12.06 square miles (31.24 km 2 ) is land and 0.40 square miles (1.04 km 2 ) is ...
Watertown is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The population was 1,975 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ] The unincorporated community of Ebenezer is located in the town.
The Main Street Commercial Historic District is located in Watertown, Wisconsin.. The district is made up of Watertown's old downtown with 127 contributing buildings, including the 1855 Commercial Vernacular Johnson Drug Store, [2] the 1855 Italianate Dennis Block, [3] the 1858 Italianate Misegades Wagon Works, [4] the 1876 Queen Anne/Romanesque Platz and Brandt dry goods Store, [5] and the ...
Politicians from Watertown, Wisconsin (1 C, 28 P) Pages in category "People from Watertown, Wisconsin" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
The Richards Hill Residential Historic District is a national historic district in Watertown, Wisconsin. [1] The district includes 62 buildings, nearly all of which are houses, of which 51 are considered contributing buildings to the district's historic character.