10 Facts About Fort Myers

Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida.

Fort Myers Harvie was abandoned in 1842, as the Second Seminole War wound down.

Irvin Solomon notes that Fort Myers was described "as 'one of the finest and largest' forts of the Seminole Wars".

Fort Myers traded tobacco, beads, and gunpowder, and sold otter, bobcat, and gator hide to the neighboring Seminole.

Fort Myers planned to dredge and drain the Everglades for development.

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Fort Myers soon bought 13 acres along the Caloosahatchee River in town.

Fort Myers sought one that would contain enough latex to support his research endeavor.

Fort Myers sent results and sample rubber residues to West Orange, New Jersey, for further work at his large Thomas A Edison "Invention Factory" .

Fort Myers is one of two cities that make up the Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Fort Myers is home to the Florida Stingrays, who played their home games at Rutenberg Park.