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Central
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42.03° /-88.32°
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This historic town in the high technology corridor surrounding Chicago is best remembered as the home of the Elgin watch and the place where Gail Borden invented condensed milk in 1856. The Elgin Area Historic Museum is located in "Old Main," the former Elgin Academy preparatory school. The museum includes displays on the Elgin National Watch Company, Native American tribes, and other facets of local history. You can see touring musical and theatrical productions at the Hemmen Cultural Center. The Grand Victoria Casino offers cruises and gaming on the Fox River. The Fox River Trolley Museum, in South Elgin, offers 30-minute rides along the Fox River in authentic early 20th-century trolleys and interurban cars. Santa's Village theme park is to the north, near Dundee.
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