Authorized by the town council in 1922, the fish pond was designed and built by American Legion commander Edwin C. Speck, who received $195.40 for labor and materials. The rocks on the center pyramid are donated local ore samples, and a dough boy once stood atop the pyramid in honor of World War I soldiers. The first 17 fish in the pond came from Meadow Lake on the Madison. During World War II, the names of all local soldiers were mounted around the center structure. For years afterward, the pond was filled with dirt and planted with flowers by the Women's Club. About 1955, the Rotary Club became custodians, and fish have been in the pond each summer since. The eagle now perched on top of the pyramid was donated to Rotary by Louis Lepp and once adorned the Tait garage.