Joseph Knowland State Arboretum and Park
- Joseph Knowland State Arboretum and Park
Joseph Knowland State Arboretum and Park is a park located in Oakland, California.
Joseph R. Knowland served on the California State Park Commission 1934-1960 and was chairman, 1938-1960. Under his influence, the State of California purchased convert|453|acre|km2 for $660,000 on a matching grant basis and the property upon which the Oakland Zoo had been relocated to, became a State Park on 30 April, 1948. He was honored, 9 September, 1951, by the City of Oakland and the State of California, with the renaming of the park to Joseph Knowland State Arboretum and Park. [ [http://www.oaklandzoo.org/about_the_zoo/history Oakland Zoo History] ]
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