The Cozzens Fruit Company

The Home Of William W. Cozzen

Hamilton Historical Records
Photograph of the Cozzen home Historical marker. (Hamilton Photograph taken December 31, 2019).

Between 1873 to 1873, William W. Cozzens built a home in Willow Glen, within Santa Clara County, California.

William W. Cozzens is considered to be the first to develop a fruit drying method, through the Cozzens Fruit Company, which was utilized to make the Santa Clara Valley the fruit drying capital of the world.

Portrait of William W. Cozzen inside of the residence. (Hamilton Photograph taken December 31, 2019).

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

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