This huge park is a trip back into time with its lush green forests, the pastoral farm and the larger-than-life mansion: Patterson House. Take a tour of the house and learn more about its origin and the legendary George Washington Patterson. Explore old relics as you learn more about the architecture of Patterson's times and come face to face with the then mode of living. Avail of the fresh...
George Washington Patterson came west in 1849 to seek his fortune in the goldfields of California. Instead he "struck gold" in the fertile farm fields of southern Alameda County.
This farm was originally owned by the George & Clara Patterson family from the 1850s. It was turned over to the City of Fremont in 1978, and the East Bay Regional Park District has operated the property as a fully...