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

Avery Island, Louisiana

Photographed by James Hulse, January 11, 2023

1. Avery Island, Louisiana Marker

Inscription. Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
September 2018
Ancestral Home of the Inter-related Marsh,
Avery, and McIlhenny Families; Birthplace of
World-famous Tabasco® Brand Pepper Sauce,
Location of Jungle Gardens, the Bird City
Wildfowl Refuge, an Early Rock Salt Mine, and
Over Fifty State-registered Archaeological Sites

Erected 2018 by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is September 2018.

Location. 29° 54.541′ N, 91° 54.146′ W. Marker is on Avery Island, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It can be reached from Avery Island Road (State Highway 329) 2½ miles south of Hayes Road (County Highway 914). The marker is located in front of the Tabasco® Visitor’s Center and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6040 Avery Island Road, Avery Island LA 70513, 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 Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Rock Salt Mine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Avery Island Salt Dome (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southern Live Oaks (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Bayou Petite Anse (approx. half a mile away); Bamboo (approx. half a mile away); McIlhenny (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bird City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sunken Gardens (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avery Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Factory (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . The History of the Tabasco® Brand. McIlhenny Company (Submitted on January 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Avery Island, Louisiana Marker is located in the bushes next to the museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 11, 2023

2. The Avery Island, Louisiana Marker is located in the bushes next to the museum

The view of the museum (left side) from the parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 11, 2023

3. The view of the museum (left side) from the parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.