Ever since Perryton started in 1919, civic minded citizens dreamed of a modern swimming pool and in 1936, thanks to the “New Deal” one was forthcoming.
Construction started in the early spring that year on a new swimming pool located at the city park, at what is now Whigham Park, 9th and Main.
Mayor W.C. Bryan and H. Shindler of the WPA received word that everything was ...