Previously known as Strawberry Plant Park, in 2013 this park was renamed in honor of John Nelson. Nelson — a local resident and shipyard worker — originally donated this tract of land in the 1950s in hopes it would become a park.

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Location: Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, United States

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