Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation - Lake Village, Arkansas
Posted by: BruceS
N 33° 19.788 W 091° 16.925
15S E 659890 N 3689166
Historical marker commemorating early Italian immigrants who worked on a local plantation.
Waymark Code: WM37QA
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2008
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Italian Immigrants On
Sunnyside Plantation
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. ~ text of marker