The park was founded in 1911–1913, by incorporating the existing natural forest standing on the southern hilly terrain of Bromberg, geologically designated as urstromtal.

[2] The massive squat stone building was 25 metres (82 ft) high; it housed, among others, a memorial room to Otto von Bismarck who died in 1898, and its highest observation deck offered a remarkable panorama over the entire city.

A controversial project of converting the tower into a chapel crowned by a grand cross was drawn:[3] the polemic raised by the scheme added to its cost led to the dismissal of the plan.

[3] Nowadays, the only elements left of this building are the stairs from Toruńska street (between 86 and 88) and the cemented square platform in the Cemetery of Bydgoszcz Heroes.

After World War II, the Cemetery of Bydgoszcz Heroes was set up in the middle of the park to gather all the victims of executions from the city and its surroundings.

They were identified through time as: Today, the path along Bydgoszcz hilly southern slopes offers a panorama of the city from Henryk Dąbrowski Park to Aleja Górska and Kujawska street.

The trail continues east, up the stairs to the current park, reaching Jan Biziel hospital: further eastern segments of this panorama walking path are located in Wyżyny and Kapuściska districts.

[1] Two trees have been listed as Polish Natural Monument: The cemetery was founded in 1946 on a plot of 0.66 ha of the park,[1] where used to stand the Bismarck tower, a symbol of Prussian nationalism, blown up in 1928.