Lollie Bottoms

Lollie Bottoms is an agricultural bottomland near the Arkansas River in southwestern Faulkner County, Arkansas.

In 1880 one hundred African American sharecroppers established Lollie Plantation in the area. Children on the plantation attended the Julius Rosenwald School.

Lollie Bottoms is the site of a new $25 million Conway airport to be built beginning in 2011. The airport will have a 5,500 foot runway.

External links

• Fran Tolliver - Arkansas Black Pioneers: A History of African-American Colonies in Arkansas - Lesson Plan #3: The Lollie Plantation in Faulkner County
• Conway Breaks Ground for New Airport
• Lollie Bottoms Residents Concerned About City's Plans
• Sen. Pryor Asked to Hasten Lollie Bottoms Airport Funding