Historical Marker

Indiana State Flag

Historical marker location:
Mooresville, Indiana
( Marker is at the intersection of E. Main Street and N. Indiana Street, on the right when traveling west on E. Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2016

The first public school system in the United States was established in Indiana in 1852. The state was also home to the first kindergarten in the United States, which was founded in 1873 by a German immigrant named Margarethe Schurz.