The suggestion for the Park had begun in late August of 1994. The Rotary Club of Hamilton-Washington, New Jersey, offered to purchase the house where Megan Kanka was murdered and to replace the house with a public park. The Rotary Club raised $120,000 in cash, and local businesses donated both funding and services.

The dedication was held on September 20, 1995.

Jeff Sagnip Hollendonner wrote of that day, "When the dedication was over, and the final camera was shut off and the last of the residents and visitors faded away to their daily lives, only the children of Barbara Lee Drive remained at Megan’s Place. Meg Tyson, 11, who once played hopscotch with Megan at their school playground and along the sidewalks of the neighborhood, yesterday sat on the grass quietly with several friends. ‘Megan would have been very happy here,’ Tyson said. ' She’d like the flowers and the hopscotch. I think she’s happy now.' "
 

For more about Megan’s Place, see the following:

Page, Peter. "Park Suggested for Death Site." The Times [Trenton, NJ] 25 Aug. 1994, sec A, p. 1 +.

Hollendonner, Jeff Sagnip. "Club Dedicates Park in Megan’s Memory." The Times [Trenton, NJ] 21 Sept. 1995, sec A, p. 1 +.