Bellevue State Park (other)
Bellevue State Park can refer to either of two state parks in the United States: *Bellevue State Park (Delaware) *Bellevue State Park (Iowa) Bellevue State Park is a public recreation area along the banks of the Mississippi River just south of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. The state park lies in two separate tracts. The Nelson Unit is at the immediate south edge of Bellevue on U.S. ...

Bellevue State Park (Delaware)
Bellevue State Park is a public recreation area overlooking the Delaware River in the suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The state park is named for Bellevue Hall, the former mansion of William du Pont Jr. Many of the facilities at the park were built by du Pont. The Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is located in Bellevue State Park; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Cauffiel House is a historic home in the park near Stoney Creek. History The lands which comprise the bulk of Bellevue State Park were originally the estate of a wealthy wool merchant, Hanson Robinson. In 1855, Robinson built a Gothic Revival castle as the centerpiece of his property and named it Woolton Hall. The dark stone castle was outfitted with several towers that allowed Robinson to get a scenic view of the Delaware River. Next to the entrance to the park, there still remains a small monument that Robinson installed ...
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