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

Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation

 
 
Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.
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: AgricultureSettlements & 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. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chicot County Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chicot County (about 600 feet away); New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
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(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. 4˝ miles away); The Battle at Ditch Bayou (approx. 5.4 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 898 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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