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It passes the Fort Myers Country Club and the Edison and Ford Winter Estates as it enters downtown Fort Myers, before terminating at US 41 (Cleveland Avenue) at the historic Five Points intersection (the former terminus of SR 867, which is also the terminus of SR 80 and SR 82, making a five-way intersection). [3]
The Edison Bridge is a set of two one-way bridges located in Fort Myers, Florida.Named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, the two bridges carry each direction of U.S. Highway 41 Business (US 41 Bus.) over the Caloosahatchee River, connecting downtown Fort Myers (on the southern shore) with North Fort Myers.
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Thomas Alva Edison and Henry Ford at Edison’s Laboratory in Fort Myers, now part of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Credit: Edison & Ford Winter Estates In 1915, Ford bought the house next ...
Hillcrest Country Club, Kansas City Hillcrest Country Club is a private country club in Kansas City, Missouri. The course was designed by Donald J. Ross beginning in 1912 and opened for play in 1916. The course was designed by Donald J. Ross beginning in 1912 and opened for play in 1916.
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat [7] of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. [ 5 ]
Fort Myers first became a nationally known winter resort with the opening of the Royal Palm Hotel in 1898, built by New York City department store magnate Hugh O'Neill. [18] Fort Myers was the frequent winter home of Thomas Edison, as well as Henry Ford. [6] In 1911, Fort Myers was incorporated as a city. [19]
Edison's good friend, Henry Ford, purchased the adjoining property, "The Mangoes" from Robert Smith of New York in 1916. Ford's craftsman style bungalow was built in 1911 by Smith. In 1947, Mrs. Mina Edison deeded the Edison property to the City of Fort Myers in memory of her husband for the enjoyment of the public.