[3] The park was founded in 1962 by Frank Pellegrino, CEO of the International Hat Company in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Oran factory was also the first International Hat plant built outside of St. Louis.

These factors led to Pellegrino's choice of Oran, as a way of giving back to the employees of an International Hat town.

The measure was placed on the voting ballot and passed with 93 percent of voters approving.

[3] Since 1995, a major feature of the park has been the annual car show, sponsored by the Oran Chamber of Commerce.