[1] Although no remains (besides Benjamin Milam's) are known to have been uncovered inside the park since its opening, evidence of burials have been recovered from excavations and streetworks in the immediate vicinity.

Landschape architect Jim Keeter was hired to design the park, while Bill Shannon, Inc. was contracted to carry out the works.

The first major issue was raised by locals over the site originally being a religious burial ground, the possibility that works could disturb any remaining graves, and its continued use as a park.

[6] The Texas Hispanic-American History Foundation asked that the area be commemorated as a Catholic cemetery and the statue of Ben Milam be removed.

[10] In the northwest corner near the Ben Milam Statue is another historical marker honoring Henry Karnes, another Texas Revolutionary.

It is 26 feet (7.9 m) wide with a cantera base and a copper domed roof, supported by cast iron railings and columns.

This surge of interest was largely driven by historical and heritage organizations, such as the De Zavala chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

De Zavala had been trying since the 1890s to have a larger monument installed on Milam's gravesite but had previously been unsuccessful in raising the proper funding.

They were subsequently reinterred the following year at the base of the Ben Milam Statue, underneath a raised horizontal granite slab.

The statue of Milam, posed with a flintlock rifle raised above his head, sits atop an octagonal granite pillar on a square base, facing east towards downtown and the Alamo.