Thomas Edison said, “There is only one Fort Myers, and 90 million people are going to find it out.” The genius inventor first visited the sparsely populated town in 1885 while searching for a natural source of rubber to use in manufacturing automobile tires. He quickly fell in love with the area's natural beauty, had a house built (see attraction listing) and spent the last 30 winters of his life there. Edison also was enamored with the city's royal palm trees and had more imported from Cuba and planted on McGregor Boulevard, the street facing his home. Today, scores of 50- to 75-foot-tall majestic royal palms line this 15-mile street like soldiers standing at attention, guarding the elegant homes in the affluent neighborhoods nearby. Learn More...
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