Reclaiming Wonders

Exploring Inventors' Estates in Fort Myers

Don’t just read books to your kids about our American inventors! Go meet them… in Florida. 👨‍🔬🔬🧪 When you think of American heroes, I bet you don’t think of Florida! At least I didn’t before our visit a couple of years ago. Thomas Edison built a home in Fort Myers and then his buddy Henry Ford moved in next door. They (along with Harvey Firestone) were searching for a way to produce rubber here in the US. Edison imported 10,000s of plants from around the world to study… which you can still explore at the Edison-Ford Estates. Firestone even gifted Edison a banyan tree 100 years ago. The first one is in Florida.... Read more

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