Arda E. Lee's Hidden Hollow
Arda E. Lee's Hidden Hollow is an 86-acre (350,000 m2) recreational park in Cookeville, Tennessee created by Arda E. Lee in the 1970s.
Originally the property was a tobacco, corn, and cattle farm owned by Arda's father, Eldridge, and uncle, Everett. In 1952 he purchased the property. When Arda's employer, Lockheed Martin, transferred the tool designer to Marietta, Georgia a few years later, the family began making weekend trips to Cookeville, Tennessee.[1] In the late 1970s Arda had "a vision from God" telling him to build the park.[2] The features included a 50-foot (15 m)-tall cross illuminated by more than 40 90-watt floodlights, a fishing and swimming pond, a petting zoo, volleyball courts, playgrounds and picnic areas, and a stuffed deer named "Dee Dee". The attractions on the property were by and large self-made, and could even be considered outsider art.[3]
