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New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Jefferson Island

 
 
Jefferson Island Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017
1. Jefferson Island Marker
Inscription. Once known as Orange Island purchased after the Civil War by Joseph Jefferson (1829 to 1905), world famous actor and artist. Home designed and built about 1870.
 
Erected 1970 by The Louisiana Tourist Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
 
Location. 29° 58.342′ N, 91° 58.208′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. Marker is at the intersection of Rip Van Winkle Road (Parish Road 702) and Excalibur Road, in the median on Rip Van Winkle Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia LA 70560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dedicated to the Memory of Joseph Jefferson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lake Peigneur (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bayou Carlin Cove (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Lt. Brandon R. Dronet (approx. 4 miles away); Private Farrell J. Vice (approx. 4 miles away); The 1964 Fall of the Erath Water Tower (approx. 4 miles away); The Erath Sugar Company (approx. 4 miles away); Acadian Prairie Settlement (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Iberia.
 
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 Rip Van Winkle Official Website. (Submitted on July 7, 2017.)
 
Jefferson Island Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017
2. Jefferson Island Marker
Rip Van Winkle Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017
3. Rip Van Winkle Mansion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2017.   3. submitted on July 7, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.

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