Lake Village in Chicot County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

1. Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation Marker

Inscription. In 1895 Austin Corbin, a New York banker and land developer, working with immigration officials brought 100 families from north central Italy to grow cotton at Sunnyside, a plantation located between the Mississippi River and Lake Chicot. These Italians struggled against exploitation, prejudice and language barriers, and many died of malaria and other lowland diseases. Many of their descendants are now among the leading citizens of Arkansas and the nation.

Erected by Chicot County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 33° 19.786′ N, 91° 16.928′ W. Marker is in Lake Village, Arkansas, in Chicot County. It is at the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive and St. Marys Street (Arkansas Highway 144), on the right when traveling south on South Lakeshore Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 South Lakeshore Drive, Lake Village AR 71653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chicot County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chicot County Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away); Chicot County (about

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600 feet away); New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh (approx. 1.9 miles away); Col. Charles A. Lindbergh (approx. 1.9 miles away); Saunders-Pettit-Chapman-Cook Plantation Home (approx. 4.3 miles away); In Memoriam Hyner Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Village.

View of marker looking west on St. Marys Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

2. View of marker looking west on St. Marys Street

View east on St. Marys Street towards Lake Chicot. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

3. View east on St. Marys Street towards Lake Chicot.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,698 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.