Jean Klock Park is one of the oldest public parks in the state of Michigan and predates the formation of Michigan's state parks, which occurred in the early 1920s. In 1952 the city of Benton Harbor purchased an adjoining parcel of land along the northern border of the park to be added to the park acreage.
Jean Klock Park is a historic public green space in Michigan that predates the creation of the state's park system, which began in the early 1920s. In 1952, Benton Harbor purchased adjacent land to increase the park's size.