The city originally bought a 99.8-acre parcel, including a lake created from an old phosphate mine, in 1985.

The estimated cost of the road was $421,100, and the appraised value of the new 161 acres being offered (a 95-acre park addition and a 66-acre wetland preserve) was $429,590.

[1] Work on the park began in 1998 after the city was permitted to remove several large trees at the site.

[2] In 1998, Anson Construction Co. was awarded a $2.3 million contract for the park's initial development.

[5] On Sundays adult recreation soccer games are held at West Ashley Park during both the Spring and the Fall seasons of the CSL.