This park has been a part of the community since the mid-19th century, when it had a bakery to produce hardtack to Union soldiers during the American Civil War.

[1] The park wasn't established officially until the year 1881 and is named after then Mayor Luther Warder.

The Carnegie Library is the central focus point in Warder Park and now contains the Remnant Trust of Rare Books and Documents.

The building will eventually hold an extensive collection of titles, including: The Carnegie Library opened October 25, 2006 after a 4 million dollar renovation for the Remnant Trust and also included a bas-relief sculpture, titled The Timeline of Liberty, by sculptor Lorenzo Ghiglieri.

This included a ten-foot-tall cast bronze figure of Thomas Jefferson by sculptor Guy Tedesco.