Factory (McIlhenny Company-Tabasco)-Avery Island, LA
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Don.Morfe
N 29° 54.216 W 091° 54.216
15R E 605850 N 3308608
Edmund McIlhenny concocted the now famous TABASCO® brand pepper sauce in a wooden frame building called the “Laboratory” on the Homestead grounds of the Avery McIlhenny family.
Waymark Code: WM11PPF
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2019
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Factory (McIlhenny Company-Tabasco)-Edmund McIlhenny concocted the now famous TABASCO® brand pepper sauce in a wooden frame building called the “Laboratory” on the Homestead grounds of the Avery McIlhenny family. A factory built in the early 1900s replaced the Laboratory as demand for the pepper sauce grew.
The present 70,000 square-foot factory built in 1978 and its style was based on the old factory. In 1988 another 40,000 square feet was added to the building and the old turn-of-the-century factory was renovated for office space.
Group that erected the marker: McIlhenny Company
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
State Highway 329
Avery Island , LA USA
70513
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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