The city had to sue to annex the area, and won its case in 1895, and began to create access to the park, another area in which Shawnee was lagging behind the other two parks.
The city had to condemn the properties to acquire the land for park, and won its case in 1895. In 1896 the city began to create access to the park, another area in which Shawnee was lagging behind the other two parks.