In 1884, Springfield residents Orick Greenleaf and Everett Barney donated 243 acres of land for the creation of an urban park to be named Forest Park. Through donations of land over time it grew to 735-acres including the Forest Park Zoo, ducks ponds, a rose garden, an indoor skating rink, hiking trails, ball fields, basketball courts, a swimming pool, a picnic area, tennis courts, and much more.