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Fort Myers, Florida. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Lee. Associated ZIP codes: 33901, 33902, 33905, 33906, 33907, 33908, 33911, 33912, 33913, 33916, 33919, 33965, 33966, 33967, 33994.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Myers to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and other GOP candidates.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to address Florida voters during a midterm election rally in Fort Myers on Friday afternoon.
Despite claims of a stabilized Florida property insurance market, a Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel survey reveals homeowners feel vulnerable and deeply pe...
Two people were arrested after a 10-year-old child was found unresponsive from a possible drug overdose at a Fort Myers hotel, where Lee County deputies say...
A Cuban man convicted of hijacking a commuter airline in 2003 reached out to WINK News after a federal judge who ordered his release died.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, (WINK)—Florida Highway Patrol troopers made more than 100 traffic stops during their Independence Day weekend detail in Southwest Florid...
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Fort Myers man Friday night who they say was drunk driving and fled a traffic stop.
A baby and a child were among eight people saved when a boat began to sink near the Fort Myers Beach.
Redline Athletics has opened the doors to its brand-new basketball facility, featuring a state-of-the-art court, weights, and speed training, making it a one...
Barbara Emily Banasiak, passed away in peace on June 16, 2026, in the care of Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 85.
Roof-cutting gas station burglar tries pond escape, but drone spots him: Florida sheriffA suspected burglar didn’t just break into a Fort Myers gas station...
The final weekend of Grouper Fest is underway at Fort Myers Brewing Company, giving Southwest Florida residents one last chance to enjoy exclusive craft beer...
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Fort Myers is in Lee County, Florida.
Region: Central Florida
33901, 33902, 33905, 33906, 33907, 33908, 33911, 33912, 33913, 33916, 33919, 33965, 33966, 33967, 33994
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Fort Myers' riverfront history reaches beyond its association with famous winter residents. A military fort was built in 1850, and a townsite was laid out on the former fort property in 1870. Canal work connecting the Caloosahatchee with Lake Okeechobee in 1881 changed access by water. The city incorporated in 1885, the same year Thomas Edison purchased property beside the river.
Edison returned with Mina Miller Edison in 1886 to the developing retreat known as Seminole Lodge. The estate grew through later changes, including the family's purchase of the neighboring guest house in 1906. A visit by Henry and Clara Ford in 1914 belongs to a later period of the site's history, not its original establishment. The buildings preserve more than celebrity associations. Main house, guest house and caretaker facilities show different domestic and working roles within a seasonal estate. Their development also reflects a riverfront community adapting from earlier military and cattle-trade connections to winter residence and tourism. Mina Edison deeded the estate to the City of Fort Myers in 1947, helping turn a private retreat into a public historical resource. The site's timeline and building histories are useful for separating the phases of town development, family residence and preservation rather than compressing them into one inventor's arrival. Sources Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Historic Homes Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Historical People and Places
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