1933

On April 3rd, 1933, on the recommendation of Mayor Joe F. Swisher the Marshall City Council approved the purchase of 110 acres from Ralph H. and Juanita Beth Duggins for $5,000. The purchase of this land was not looked upon with much favor among the citizens of Marshall, as this land was commonly referred to as “goat hill”. Over the years an additional 215.4 acres have been purchased to make a total of 325.4 acres within the park system. From the time of the purchase of the Park until September 3rd, 1934, the Park was known merely as the City Park. September 3rd, 1934, the City Council with the approval of the Park Board named this area Indian Foothills Park. The name seems quite appropriate in as much as some think the hills might be Indian mounds.