Jackson Park is includes a parcel of land originally purchased by the City of Milwaukee in 1907.

Play areas for children were added, prior to the construction of an outdoor pool in 1932.

[1] A lagoon connected to the Kinnickinnic River was excavated by Works Progress Administration laborers in the 1930s.

The South Division Civic Association made a gift of the sculpture in moving it to the park.

An inscription on the base of the sculpture reads: "May this statue ever be a silent witness to the progress and growth of Milwaukee.