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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIB_locomotive-143_Fort-Myers-FL.html
The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia built #143 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1905. #143 was used to switch freight cars in rail yards around Charleston, South Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was the first railroad to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PI9_buckingham-and-page-army-air-fields_Fort-Myers-FL.html
This monument is dedicated
to honor and recognize
those who served
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P42_edisons-water-systems_Fort-Myers-FL.html
When Edison created plans for his Florida retreat in 1885, water was a major concern to supplement the shallow well at the existing Caretaker's House. This may have been dug for the Summerlin family before Edison purchased the property.
By 1887…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P41_motor-generator_Fort-Myers-FL.html
Motor Generator
The Hertner Electric Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Serial No. 2528
15 hp 220v 30 60 Hz
37A 1750 RMP
400 C Continuous Duty
Throughout the history of Seminole Lodge various equipment was used to supply or produce power. This mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P40_edison-pool-complex_Fort-Myers-FL.html
"Madeleine, Marie, Theodore and the two maids have gone bathing in the hotel pool—so everybody is happy, wrote Mina to family, April 7, 1909.
By the 1911 winter season the family and staff no longer had to travel downtown to the Roya…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3Z_why-this-will-be-the-finest-thing-that-ever-happened-to-lovely-fort-myers_Fort-Myers-FL.html
"Beyond doubt you have the finest place in the country, and if you build a sea wall inside a few years this section will not be large enough to hold the tourists that will be scrambling to get here every winter. Yes, sir, by all means build t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3Y_edison-pier_Fort-Myers-FL.html
The pier was originally called "the wharf." It was used as a working area to off-load boats carrying materials and contents for the homes and laboratory, beginning in November 1885. After the Estate buildings were complete, the pier's in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3X_edison-guest-house_Fort-Myers-FL.html
Entry in Seminole Lodge Guest Book
—Harrie Monkhouse Guest
March 21-April 3, 1916
Have you ever dreamed a dream of Heaven?
Where the Garden of Eden Grows?
Well, come down with me to the Florida Coast
Where the Caloosahatchee flows
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3W_fire-control-in-edisons-time-and-today_Fort-Myers-FL.html
In 1909, a major project was undertaken to install a fire control system at the Edison estate. Water for the system was supplied from a well on the east side of the property (across McGregor Boulevard) and directed to three large tanks located on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P3V_the-moonlight-garden_Fort-Myers-FL.html
The Moonlight Garden was designed in 1928 by Ellen Biddle Shipman, one of the first female's landscape architects in America. She specialized in enclosed gardens, full of drift beds where flowers of beauty bloomed in cycles throughout the year. Sh…