Nelson Dewey State Park
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| Nelson Dewey State Park | |||||||
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 Dewey Heights Prairie | |||||||
 Interactive map of Nelson Dewey State Park | |||||||
| Location | Grant County, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 42°43′51″N 91°1′10″W / 42.73083°N 91.01944°W | ||||||
| Area | 756 acres (306 ha)[1] | ||||||
| Established | 1935[2] | ||||||
| Administered by | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | Nelson Dewey[1] | ||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||
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Nelson Dewey State Park is a 756-acre (306 ha) Wisconsin state park on the Mississippi River.[3] The land was once part of the Stonefield estate of Nelson Dewey, the state's first governor.[1]