Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 61) famous faces ® Koreshan State Historic Site Established in 1893 by Dr. Cyrus Teed, the remnants of this utopian community provide a window into Estero’s frontier days. Delight in the sudden expanse of formal gardens and restored buildings – an island of civility pushing back the Florida wilds. (see p87) ® Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum and Whidden’s Marina Visit this still-working lighthouse built in 1890 and the adjacent assistant keeper’s cottage, now a museum of Gasparilla Island’s intriguing history. Nearby Whidden’s Marina offers a glimpse into the area’s seafaring past. (see pp88) T ® Barbara Sumwalt Museum This gem of a museum’s star attraction is Useppa Man. Other topics: the history of tarpon fishing and the selection of CIA Bay of Pigs operatives. (see p88) ® Southwest Florida Museum of History Recreations of Florida’s prehistoric creatures and peoples segue into Fort Myers’ merchantile, citrus and riverfront history. (see p88) homas Alva Edison and Henry Ford chose to live and, in Edison’s case, work at their riverfront estates to escape cold northern winters. These friends, a wealthy industrialist and a dedicated inventor, helped to revolutionize the world at the turn of the 20th century. Edison is credited with, among other things, inventing electric light, the gramophone and a movie camera. He held 1,093 patents, the largest number ever awarded to one person. Ford pioneered mass production of the automobile and instead of a chicken in every pot, envisioned a car in every garage. Could he have imagined two? ® The Calusa Heritage Trail (Pineland Complex) Follow the interpretive trail into the past. With the aid of illustrated signs or a guided tour, see how the Calusa lived in this coastal complex. (see p88) W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M | PAGE 61 http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com
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