Oh, the Places They Go! - Edison – Ford Winter Estates

From the site: Oh, the Places They Go! - Edison â€" Ford Winter Estates

Ft. Myers, FL One day this week we met our friends, MonaLiza and Steve, (The Lowes RV Adventures) for a visit to one of the main tourist attractions in southwest Florida, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. In 1885,  inventor Thomas Edison visited the tiny town of Ft. Myers looking for a place where he could escape the cold of  New Jersey.  He purchased property along the Caloosahatchee River and built a home for his family.   The home, completed in 1887 and dubbed “Seminole Lodge,” served as a winter retreat and place of relaxation until Edison’s death in 1931.  Edison’s good friend, Henry Ford, purchased the adjoining property in 1916 and named it “The Mangoes”.   ...Read more...

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