The Central Park Pool was the only public pool in Cornwall for decades. It was six feet at the deep end. Swimmers would line up to pay a fee (25¢) to get in. If a swimmer wanted to check their clothes and shoes, a lifeguard would issue a numbered metal tag to fasten to one’s bathing suit with a safety pin. The number matched the shopping bag on a hook where the swimmer’s belongings were stored. Each swimmer had to step into a sanitizing foot bath before entering the pool because the pool did not have a filtration system. Once a week, the water was drained, the cement walls and floor were scrubbed with disinfectant and a large “key” was turned to let fresh water in. The fresh water was river-cold for swimming classes on Monday morning.