[1] The park land was originally obtained by the city as a play area for local school P.S.

A memorial was commissioned by the Woodside Community Council for these soldiers, including ten who were killed during the war.

[3] It features a statue of a somber, wounded American infantryman, colloquially called a doughboy.

[2] Also during the 1990 renovations, the park gained another prominent feature: an accurately oriented compass rose embedded in the pavement, annotated with the names of the ancient Greek wind gods (the Anemoi).

[7] Since the installation of the statue in 1923, the park has been the location of local Memorial Day observances and other patriotic events.