Doyle Community Park
Doyle Community Park | |
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Work Projects Administration at the southern end of Doyle Park Drive.[1] | |
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Type | urban park |
Location | Santa Rosa, California |
Coordinates | 38°26′24″N 122°41′49″W / 38.44°N 122.697°W |
Area | 21.76 acres (8.81 ha) |
Operated by | City of Santa Rosa |
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Doyle Community Park is an
A paved trail follows the shaded
Frank Pierce Doyle
Frank Doyle (1863–1948) and his father Manville Doyle formed the Exchange Bank of Santa Rosa in 1890. Frank purchased the land for Doyle Community Park as a memorial for his 13-year-old son who died during tonsillectomy surgery in 1921.[6] Frank encouraged improvement of local transportation, including building the Golden Gate Bridge. While touring the bridge construction site two months before the opening, Frank rode in the first private automobile across the bridge, and was designated "Father of the Golden Gate." When Frank died, 50.4% of the Exchange Bank common stock was put into a perpetual trust as the Frank P. Doyle and Polly O’Meara Doyle Scholarship Fund. Since 1948, this scholarship fund has provided over $90 million to more than 135,000 Sonoma County students attending Santa Rosa Junior College.[7] The fund also provides $2,000 annually for maintenance of Doyle Community Park.[8]
References
- ^ "Doyle Park Bridge – Santa Rosa CA". The Living New Deal. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Schurr, Mark. "What Happened to Doyle Park?". Youth Sports Network. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Doyle Community Park". City of Santa Rosa. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Koenig, James B. Geologic Map of California:Santa Rosa Sheet (1976) State of California Resources Agency
- ^ a b Talcroft, Colin. "Doyle Park, Santa Rosa, 95405". Sonoma County Bird Watching Spots. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ISBN 9780738528854.
- ^ "Legacy". Exchange Bank. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "The Legacy of Frank P. Doyle". Santa Rosa Junior College. Retrieved 18 October 2020.