Grand Lake, Arkansas

Grand Lake is an unincorporated community in Chicot County in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

History

The town served as a docking point for boats on the Mississippi River prior to the American Civil War.[1] It was also the location of a plantation owned by Isaac H. Hilliard in the Antebellum South.[2]

The A. Landi General Merchandise Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ↑ Chicot County, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
  2. ↑ Jones, J. Wayne (Summer 2000). "Seeding Chicot: The Isaac H. Hilliard Plantation and the Arkansas Delta". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly 59 (2): 147–185. Retrieved 27 June 2015 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).

Coordinates: 33°05′35″N 91°12′40″W / 33.093°N 91.211°W / 33.093; -91.211


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