North Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Dark Hollow
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2020
1. Dark Hollow Marker
Inscription.
Dark Hollow. . African Americans began settling in the Dark Hollow neighborhood of the Iron Mountain Addition in the early 1900s, near the railroad and jobs. Named for an ancient swamp, Dark Hollow developed further after the Arkansas Legislature authorized an improvement district to finance a federal drainage project in 1907. Homes, churches, stores and a school helped define the community of business owners, educators and blue-collar workers who endured floods, fires, economic hardship and neglect. Social and recreational pursuits coalesced around Boosters Park on 13th Street and the YMCA at 14th and Cedar, site of the Cedar Street School which became George Washington Carver Elementary and moved to 19th and Pine streets. Honoring lifelong resident, educator and historian, East 15th Street was renamed Curtis Sykes Drive.
African Americans began settling in the Dark Hollow neighborhood of the Iron Mountain Addition in the early 1900s, near the railroad and jobs. Named for an ancient swamp, Dark Hollow developed further after the Arkansas Legislature authorized an improvement district to finance a federal drainage project in 1907. Homes, churches, stores and a school helped define the community of business owners, educators and blue-collar workers who endured floods, fires, economic hardship and neglect. Social and recreational pursuits coalesced around Boosters Park on 13th Street and the YMCA at 14th and Cedar, site of the Cedar Street School which became George Washington Carver Elementary and moved to 19th and Pine streets. Honoring lifelong resident, educator and historian, East 15th Street was renamed Curtis Sykes Drive.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 34° 46.077′ N, 92° 15.238′ W. Marker is in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is on Curtis Sykes Drive, on the left when traveling
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east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1111 Curtis Sykes Drive, North Little Rock AR 72114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,676 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
