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Thomas Jefferson Davis was a persistent man. One of the founders of Boise, he gave up his dreams of striking it rich in mining and put his money into agriculture. A growing population needed fruit more than it needed gold. He planted 7,000 apple trees along the Boise River.
One of his visions for the city he helped create was for a stately park near the center of town. He first broached the subject by offering 40 acres of his land for that purpose in 1899. The city council referred the matter to the “committee on flumes and gulches,” where it died.
Tom Davis and his wife Julia, brought the subject up again in 1907 without generating much interest. Sadly, Mrs. Davis died later that year. That was apparently enough for the city council to focus on the offer. They accepted the park that year and agreed to name it after Davis’s late wife, Julia.
Julia Davis Park has been the flagship of the park system in the city ever since, serving as the first pearl in the “string of pearls” parks along the Boise River in the heart of the city.
One of his visions for the city he helped create was for a stately park near the center of town. He first broached the subject by offering 40 acres of his land for that purpose in 1899. The city council referred the matter to the “committee on flumes and gulches,” where it died.
Tom Davis and his wife Julia, brought the subject up again in 1907 without generating much interest. Sadly, Mrs. Davis died later that year. That was apparently enough for the city council to focus on the offer. They accepted the park that year and agreed to name it after Davis’s late wife, Julia.
Julia Davis Park has been the flagship of the park system in the city ever since, serving as the first pearl in the “string of pearls” parks along the Boise River in the heart of the city.
The statue of Julia Davis in her namesake park.
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