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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.
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 ...
Mina Miller Edison (July 6, 1865 – August 24, 1947) was an American community activist and the second wife of inventor and industrialist Thomas Edison. She was a community activist in Fort Myers, Florida , known for her work advancing the use of public spaces and education initiatives.
The original Edison Bridge opened for traffic on February 11, 1931, the 84th birthday of its namesake Thomas Edison. [2] Edison, who had a winter home in Fort Myers, dedicated the bridge, and was also the first to drive across it. [3] The original Edison Bridge was built to carry the Tamiami Trail, which had previously crossed the river on a ...
Henry Ford Estate, part of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida; Henry Ford Birthplace, a house in the Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan; Henry Ford House, a house in the Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit, Michigan; Henry Ford Square House, a house in Garden City, Michigan
This home, on the market for just under $1 million, is the most historic building in this North Jersey town.
Edison Mall is an enclosed, super-regional shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida. The mall opened in 1965, and has been expanded three times since. Edison Mall is owned by Washington Prime Group, which took over the mall in 2014. The mall is named for inventor Thomas Edison, who owned a winter
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 ]