He did a marble bust of John Plankinton, an astute businessman who founded the meat industry in Wisconsin and was "Milwaukee's foremost citizen."

[3] During his time in Florence, Park was commissioned to prepare a marble bust of John Plankinton, an astute businessman who founded the meat industry in Wisconsin and was respected as "Milwaukee's foremost citizen".

[14] Park made an over-life-size bronze monument statue as a tribute to the 21st Vice President of the United States, Thomas A. Hendricks.

[6] It has been suggested by art historian William H. Gerdts that Park's most enduring legacy may be his role as mentor and teacher to Lawrie.

The statue underwent several months of restoration work in 2012, before returning to its place in the rotunda that is now a part of The Grand shopping plaza.

[20] He is known for his Actor's Monument to Edgar Allan Poe of 1884 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city, and for Christopher Columbus drinking from the Drake Fountain in Chicago of 1892.

[22] Dimmick's view is confirmed by his obituary in the Chicago Tribune dated November 8, 1902, which states he died at the Battle Creek Sanitarium.

With substantial immigration to Milwaukee occurring, Plankiton wanted a child being shown the father of the United States portrayed[8] to symbolise the importance of history.

As one speaker at the dedication put it, "during the coming generations when other men shall walk these streets, this monument will stand a text for the old and a lesson for the young.

[28] In line with a report prepared for the Westown Association in 2014,[29] restorer Andrzej Dajnowski discovered major cracking in one of the legs due to rust and that the sculpture's sword might not be the original.

[31][32] The monument now was a dark bronze color rather than the previous green and Mayor Tom Barrett watched as it was craned back into place and observed that "our first piece of public art is in pristine condition.