Martial Cottle Park

Martial Cottle Park is a park developed as a collaboration between the California Department of Parks and Recreation and Santa Clara County Parks. The park is located on 287.54 acres (116.36 hectares) of land in the city of San Jose, California, U.S.[1]

History

Martial Cottle Park is a 287.54 acre property located in a residential and commercial neighborhood of South San Jose, bounded by Branham Lane, Snell Avenue and Chynoweth Avenue. An agricultural farm through four generations, the property was jointly deeded to the California Department of Parks and Recreation and County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department.[2] The park's first section opened in 2014, and sections of the property are leased out to farming.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Martial Cottle Park Project - Parks and Recreation - County of Santa Clara". Sccgov.org. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  2. 1 2 Yardley, William (2014-02-10). "Walter Cottle Lester, 88, Dies; Spurned a Fortune in Donating Land". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-20.

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