One historian described rural Arkansas of that time period as islands of prosperity surrounded by seas of desperation. The ...

The Lakeport Plantation house, built in 1859 on the Mississippi River in Chicot County, Arkansas, is a gem in the Delta. Having escaped extensive remodeling in the 20th Century, Lakeport retains ...

Then we sort by price, meaning you can find the cheapest hotel in seconds. Lake Village Expo Center, Lakeport Plantation and Lake Chicot Park, Downtown are the closest points of interest to Chicot ...

But the masters and slaves never approached equality. The standard image of Southern slavery is that of a large plantation with hundreds of slaves. In fact, such situations were rare. Fully 3/4 of ...

One plantation in particular you can stop at is Lakeport Plantation ... Explore the cypress trees and swamps along Lake Chicot Towards the southern portion of the Great River Road as it runs through ...

being home to artifacts and historic buildings like Lakeport Plantation. The town celebrates its history with events like the Great Lake Chicot Paddle Challenge. There are also amenities tailored ...

This was known as the Plantation of Ulster and the English-speaking Protestants who took part were called 'planters'. However the Plantation of Ulster was going to cost a lot of money that the ...

There's inconsistency in lake names. Some start with the word: Lake Harriet, Lake Winnibigoshish, Lake Mille Lacs and Lake Minnetonka, for example. Others end with the word, like Cedar Lake ...

Lake Chad - a source of water to millions of people in West Africa - has shrunk by nine-tenths due to climate change, population growth and irrigation. But can a scheme dating back to the 1980s ...

With all of the noteworthy landmarks and landscapes the U.S. has to offer, including its world-famous beaches, mountains and metropolises, the country's variety of lake destinations can sometimes ...