Joshua Cozzens
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| Business |
Orchardist |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
Joshua Cozzens was an orchardist and drying yard owner in the Willows neighborhood of San Jose. Cozzen's orchards covered 500 acres, with 50 acres in apricots, 150 in peaches, and 300 acres in prunes. In one season in the 1890's, his property produced 3,000 tons of green fruit.[1] Cozzen's house was at 1195 Minnesota Ave. in San Jose[2]
Cozzens was a scientific orchardist; he experimented with letting robins remove the peach borer beetles from his orchard[3]. Cozzens died in 1915 as a result of burns from a knocked-over lamp[4][5].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1890 | Dry Creek and Kirk Road |
References
- ↑ Charles M. Shortridge, "Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers: Santa Clara County and Its Resources, Historical, Descriptive, Statistical..." , 1896, San Jose Mercury News.
- ↑ Cozzens house: San Jose City Council landmark nomination HL11-201, May 11, 2012. The nomination includes significant detail about the company.
- ↑ Robins as Pest Destroyers: Interesting Experiment to be Conducted by Santa Clara Farmer. [December 22, 1896 San Francisco Call]. Page 4.
- ↑ March 22, 1915 San Jose Evening News.
- ↑ February 11, 1915 San Francisco Chronicle. "San Jose Pioneer Is Victim of Burns. Joshua Cozzens Dies From Injuries Received During a Fire In His Room. SAN JOSE: February 10: Joshua Cozzens, an old pioneer, died today in a hospital as a result of burns received some time ago in a fire in his room in an apartment house on South First Street. Cozzens had been an invalid for some time with rheumatism. He was in bed and a lighted lamp rested on a table nearby. In trying to get out of bed his crippled condition he struck the table. The lamp was upset and the room set on fire....
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