Statue of Confucius in the Chinese Cultural Garden at Overfelt Gardens

Overfelt Gardens is a 33 acre (130,000 m²) park in San Jose, California, USA. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (766x866, 130 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (766x866, 130 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Official website: http://www. ...

The land for the park was donated by Mildred Overfelt in 1959, in memory of her parents, William and Mary Overfelt, early San Jose pioneers that started grain and dairy farm in the 1860s. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale. ... // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...

Early features added to the park include picnic areas, restrooms, a fountain dedicated to Mildred, and a "fragrence garden" comprised of many aromatic plants. Later paths were added around the rest of the park and its three lakes, with a section designated as a California Native Plant & Wildlife Sanctuary. Friends and family gather for a picnic in a public park in Columbus, Ohio, c. ... The Jet dEau fountain in Lake Geneva in Geneva A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons), fills a basin of some kind, and is drained away. ... A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ...

The southeast section of the park includes the Chinese Cultural Garden, commemorating Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Confucius, and Chinese culture in general, including a large black stone, mined and shipped from the Republic of China. Friendship Gate in the Chinese Cultural Garden The Chinese Cultural Garden is located in the Overfelt Gardens park in San Jose, California, USA. The addition of the Chinese Cultural Garden to Overfelt is primarily the work of Chinese immigrant Frank Lowe, and his wife Pauline, who, as of 2005, still... Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙, November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... Confucius (Chinese Kong Fuzi, literally Master Kong, traditionally September 28, 551 BCE–479 BCE) was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia. ... Home to one of the worlds oldest and most complex civilizations, China boasts a history rich in over 5,000 years of artistic, philosophical, and political advancement. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ...

Overfelt Gardens is located on McKee Road between East San Jose and the North Valley. Independence High School lies just to its north. East San Jose (or the East Side; less commonly the East Valley) is the name for several neighborhoods east of downtown San Jose, California. ... North Valley is a neighborhood in Santa Clara County, California, that includes Milpitas and Berryessa. ... Independence High School 76ers Logo Independence High School is a public high school located in the Berryessa area of San Jose, California, USA. It serves the neighborhoods of Berryessa and East San Jose. ...

References

• City of San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Overfelt Gardens brochure, March 2001 revision

External links

• Overfelt Gardens Web page
• Map of Overfelt Gardens and the surrounding neighborhood