Lakeport Plantation Museum

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Discover the Stories That Shaped the Delta

The Lakeport Plantation Museum house, built in 1859 along the Mississippi River in Chicot County, Arkansas, stands as one of the Delta’s premiere historic structures. Remarkably preserved with many original features intact, Lakeport Plantation Museum offers a rare window into plantation life before and after the Civil War. Now cared for by Arkansas State University, the site shares powerful stories of slavery, sharecropping, and the Johnson family through our guided tours and award‑winning exhibits.

 

 

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Experience the history of the Arkansas Delta through guided and self-guided tours of the Lakeport Plantation Museum.
An antique photo of the Johnson family on the porch of the Lakeport Plantation home.

Lakeport's History

Explore the story of Lakeport by uncovering the region’s early roots and learning about the lives of the enslaved people who labored there, as well as the Johnson family who owned the plantation.
The Lakeport Plantation house framed by leaves.

About Us

Learn how we have carefully restored the Lakeport Plantation Museum as a historic site and museum, preserving the house and sharing the complex stories of the people who lived and labored there.

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Hours of Operation

We are open Monday – Saturday from 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Note: Beginning September 6, 2026, we will be open Monday–Friday only.


Lakeport Plantation Museum will be closed May 25, 2026, for Memorial Day.

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The Lakeport Plantation Museum was gifted to Arkansas State University by the Sam Epstein Angel family in 2001. The five-year restoration of the Lakeport Plantation house into a museum and public historic site has been funded through grants from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Save America’s Treasures program.