New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Dedicated to the Memory of Joseph Jefferson
1829 1905
Photographed by Janet Schexnayder, February 23, 2022
1. Dedicated to the Memory of Joseph Jefferson Marker
Actor, Author and Artist
Designed and built this home in 1870
Rip Van Winkle Gardens
Named for the character which he
immortalized and which in his day
made him America's most celebrate actor
Erected 1961 by Louisiana Colonials of New Iberia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 29° 58.531′ N, 91° 58.41′ W. Marker is in New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It can be reached from Excalibur Drive. On the grounds of the Joseph Jefferson House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8535 Excalibur Dr, New Iberia LA 70560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Peigneur (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson Island (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bayou Carlin Cove (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Lt. Brandon R. Dronet (approx. 3.9 miles away); Private Farrell J. Vice (approx. 3.9 miles away); The 1964 Fall of the Erath Water Tower (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Erath Sugar Company (approx. 3.9 miles away); Acadian Prairie Settlement (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Iberia.
More about this marker. On left side of driveway that is on the right side of the house, when approaching house from Excalibur Drive. Enter at gate that is marked for Bed & Breakfast Entrance Only.
Also see . . . Website of the Rip Van Winkle Gardens. (Submitted on February 25, 2022.)
Additional keywords. Salt dome
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2022, by Janet Schexnayder of Slidell, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on May 29, 2022, by Janet Schexnayder of Slidell, Louisiana. Photo 1. submitted on February 23, 2022, by Janet Schexnayder of Slidell, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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