North Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Neighborhood leaders

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2020

1. Neighborhood leaders Marker

Inscription. This plaque is dedicated in memorial to these ladies and gentlemen who, over 50 years ago, kept this community together through their concern, time, and hard work. We congratulate each of them for their effort in spite of trying circumstances.
The work of these community leaders created a neighborhood for homes and families. This neighborhood has produced many community leaders including Arkansas's first African-American State Senate Majority Leader, Tracy Steele
Photo caption: Dark Hollow Community Development Corporation

Masonic Lodge #451 who also supported this community with their funds, time, and dedication.

Grant submitted by Ornett Grind, board member CDC. Funded by the Arkansas Black History Commission, 2006.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans.

Location. 34° 46.077′ N, 92° 15.241′ W. Marker is in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is on Curtis Sykes Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1111 Curtis Sykes Drive, North Little Rock AR 72114, United States of America.

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dark Hollow (here, next to this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Homer G. Blackwell (approx. one mile away); USS Snook (SS-279) (approx. 1.2 miles away); C.S.S. Pontchartrain (approx. 1.3 miles away); Huntersville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Fortifications (approx. 1.4 miles away); Witness to Removal (approx. 1½ miles away); The Big Rock and the Little Rock (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Little Rock.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2020

2. Neighborhood leaders Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 7 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.