Edward Avery "Mr. Ned" Mcllhenny was born in 1872 on Avery Island, a high spot of three thousand acres in Louisiana. He was the second son of Edmund Mcllhenny who invented Tabasco Sauce.As a boy growing up on Avery Island, Edward acquired a love for nature. He attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and went on Artie expeditions in 1894 and 1897 before returning in 1898 to Avery Island where he created a 170-acre botanical garden and bird sanctuary called Jungle Gardens. Azaleas, papyri, camellias and other exotic botanical treasures were planted.
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