Fort Myers: Southland Lakes
Built around a military fort on the Caloosahatchee River, Fort Myers grew into the seat of Lee County and a major city of southwest Florida. The Caloosahatchee links the area with Lake Okeechobee and forms part of Florida’s Okeechobee Waterway, while the Gulf of Mexico lies west of the urban area. Downtown Fort Myers developed along the riverfront; its brick streets and early-20th-century buildings preserve a distinct core amid broad suburban growth. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford maintained winter estates here, now preserved together as the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Interstate 75 runs east of the city, tying Fort Myers to the wider Gulf Coast and serving its expanding residential and business districts.
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Among the cities of Florida, Fort Myers stands out for its association with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, whose former winter estates stand beside the Caloosahatchee River. Edison first came here in 1885, and the riverside property includes his historic home, gardens and a botanical research laboratory. The downtown River District brings together restaurants, galleries and preserved early-20th-century commercial buildings, while the broad Caloosahatchee leads west toward San Carlos Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Browse other webcams across southwest Florida to place Fort Myers in a wider geographic context.
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