Joseph Jefferson
This file appears in: An American Actor's Dream Plantation: From Bob Acres Plantation to Rip Van Winkle House and Gardens
Photograph of Joseph Jefferson during his time as owner of the Bob Acres Plantation
This file appears in: An American Actor's Dream Plantation: From Bob Acres Plantation to Rip Van Winkle House and Gardens
An American Actor's Dream Plantation: From Bob Acres Plantation to Rip Van Winkle House and Gardens
In 1869, American actor Joseph Jefferson purchased “Orange Island,” as it was known at the time of the purchase, which sat atop a salt dome on Lake Peigneur to use as his winter home and hunting…