Nickerson State Park

Nickerson State Park is a state-owned public recreation area of more than 1,900 acres (770 ha) located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts.

The park's sandy soil and scrub pines surround many kettle ponds which are dependent on groundwater and precipitation.

[3] In 1890, Nickerson built Fieldstone Hall on land overlooking Cape Cod Bay a mile west of the park to be the home of his son Roland C. Nickerson, Roland's wife Addie, and their three children.

[4] Roland Nickerson died at age 51 shortly after Fieldstone Hall burned down, his death at the time being ascribed to his heartache at the loss of his home and personal possessions.

In 1934, Addie Nickerson donated the portion of the estate on the south side of Route 6a for use as a "state forest park."