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  • A group of boys enjoys Wing Park in 1918, before the city had a real pool. One was built in 1924, and then expanded in 1956 (below).
    History of Aquatics: Reader Reflections

    by E. C. " Mike" Alft

    When attorney William Wing bequeathed 121 acres of wooded farmland to Elgin, Ill., in 1902, the community of more than 20,000 had no swimming pool.

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