Woolly Hollow State Park
Encyclopedia
Wooly Hollow State Park is a 370 acres (149.7 ha) Arkansas state park in Faulkner County, near Greenbrier
, Arkansas
in the United States
. The park was built is based on a dam lake, Bennett Lake, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
and Works Progress Administration
beginning in 1933. Devil's Den State Park is in the Boston Mountains
which are part of The Ozarks
. Access to the park is available from Arkansas Highway 285
.
for soil studies in the 1930's. The CCC and WPA built a dam and lake, and it was used for watershed
research. later named for Bennett. Before becoming a state park, the area was known as Centerville County Park.
Greenbrier, Arkansas
Greenbrier is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,706 in the 2010 U.S. Census.- History :...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
in the United States
United States
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. The park was built is based on a dam lake, Bennett Lake, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
and Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
beginning in 1933. Devil's Den State Park is in the Boston Mountains
Boston Mountains
The Boston Mountains area is a high and deeply dissected plateau located in northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma portion of the range is locally referred to as the Cookson Hills. The rocks of the region are essentially little disturbed, flat-lying sedimentary layers of the Paleozoic...
which are part of The Ozarks
The Ozarks
The Ozarks are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the southern half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwestern and north central Arkansas...
. Access to the park is available from Arkansas Highway 285
Arkansas Highway 285
-Section 1:Arkansas Highway 285 is a long state highway in Van Buren County. It connects AR 92 to US 65 in Damascus. It does not intersect any other state highways along its route.-Section 2:...
.
History
Originally, the land was a homestead by the Woolly family, and Woolly Cabin still exists on the property. The area was used by Dr. Hugh BennettHugh Hammond Bennett
Hugh Hammond Bennett was a pioneer in the field of soil conservation in the United States of America. He founded and headed the Soil Conservation Service, a federal agency now referred to as the Natural Resources Conservation Service.- Biography :Bennett was born near Wadesboro in Anson County,...
for soil studies in the 1930's. The CCC and WPA built a dam and lake, and it was used for watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
research. later named for Bennett. Before becoming a state park, the area was known as Centerville County Park.