[2] These islands originate in prehistory when the enormous pressures of the earth forced a site of pure rock salt up from a mother bed, five miles below the surface.

[2] Jefferson had played the role of Rip Van Winkle in cinematic adaptations of Washington Irving's short story.

[2] On November 20, 1980, the Jefferson Island disaster happened, they had been oil drilling in Lake Peigneur when the rig hit into a salt mine which caused a large sink hole.

[1] Most all of the materials for the building of this house were local to Louisiana, with exception to the slate on the roof and small mahogany wood used for ornate pieces.

[5] The house was built with cypress trees on the island, allegedly planted by French privateer Jean Laffite.