The town of Sorrento in East Lake County, named for the picturesque coastal town in southwestern Italy famous for its abundance of orange and lemon groves, was first settled in 1875 by the William Butts family. They were soon followed by the Kerr, Reeve, and Miner families. That same year, five bachelors from Ohio arrived--among them being Albert Matlack and Ed Averill, who were instrumental in the development of this new community. Matlack, who opened...