[1][3] The park was founded in 1905 by Preston Taylor, a wealthy minister and former slave.

[4] Natural features of the grounds included hills, dales, evergreen trees, and streams.

[3] The park, which was lit by electric lights, also had a restaurant, theater, roller rink, roller coaster, shooting gallery, merry-go-round, zoo, swimming pool, and a baseball diamond.

[6] The 1909 fair was to include oration by Booker T. Washington and music by the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

[6] The park was served by electric streetcars and was at the end of the Fairfield Street trolley line.