Syria in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dark Hollow

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2011

1. Dark Hollow Marker

Inscription. Hollows cut into the face of the mountain are the work of the streams that flow through them. Down Dark Hollow flows Hog Camp Branch which drains Big Meadows Swamp. Along the Dark Hollow Trail you may see how the stream works to cut its valley deeper and gradually wear away the mountain. Six-tenths of a mile down the trail is Dark Hollow Falls, nearer the Skyline Drive and easier to reach than any other waterfall in the Park.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 38° 31.175′ N, 78° 25.852′ W. Marker is in Syria, Virginia, in Madison County. It is on Skyline Drive (at milepost 50.7), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Shenandoah National Park, just north of Big Meadows. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Syria VA 22743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: National Park Service CCC Camps (approx. 0.3 miles away); Getting to know the air you breathe! (approx. 0.3 miles away); Iron Mike (approx. 0.3 miles away); Skyline Drive Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps

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(approx. half a mile away); Mountain Contrast (approx. 0.7 miles away); Big Meadows Lodge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Guarding the Past (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syria.

Other markers no longer nearby. Jackson's Last Mountain Crossing (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Stonewall Jackson's Marches (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Shenandoah National Park. National Park Website. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on Skyline Drive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2011

2. Marker on Skyline Drive

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2011

3. Dark Hollow Marker

Dark Hollow Falls image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2011

4. Dark Hollow Falls

At a total drop of 70 feet, Dark Hollow Falls is the fifth highest falls in Shenandoah National Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 998 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.