The effort to buy the land was led by William B. Dickson, who backed a quarter of the bonds issued.

The park can also be seen about 20 minutes into the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar, being referenced as the location where Vida was asked to “stop imitating Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid” in her hometown of Bala Cynwyd.

In the eastern part of the park there is a pond with fountains, fed and flowing into Toney's Brook.

The most prominent feature of the park is the pond and the small island with the World War I memorial on it.

The main memorial, created in 1924 by Charles Keck, is a tall obelisk with bronze sculptures of Winged Victory on top and the Billy Boys on the bottom.