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Matlacha
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• | SR 78, just west of Cape Coral; a beautiful and historic fishing village, today home to many art galleries and shops; a fun walking tour can be done here, just east of Pine Island. |
Olga
Mall |
• | Olga, along Old Olga Road, north of SR 80; This historic building along SR 78 west of Alva and north of Lehigh Acres today houses antiques and convenience store items, as well as a deli. Its owners are committed to preserving the atmosphere of Olga and the area near it along SR 80, through fundraising and monthly meetings at the Olga Community Center. |
Cape
Coral Historical Museum |
• | Cape Coral, at 544 Cultural Park Blvd.; this museum houses archival information, including archival photographs and documents, relating to the city’s history, and a collection of artifacts and uniforms donated by veterans of foreign wars; monthly lectures also take place here. capecoralhistoricalmuseum.org |
Museum
of the Islands |
• | Pineland,
just west of Stringfellow Road and east of Pine Island Center; at
5728 Sesame Street; this is the only museum on the island, and it
holds some Calusa artifacts, a shell and nature collection, and some
historic dolls; this museum is staffed and supported by volunteers. museumoftheislands.com/ |
Mound
House |
• | Fort Myers Beach, on Connecticut Street; Excavations into a historic swimming pool recently were completed so that much of the shell mound stratigraphy could be revealed and closely studied. This site is owned by Fort Myers Beach and a web site about work here is developing. Although you cannot see the open excavation area at this time, visitors are encouraged to paddle here (it is a stop on the Calusa Blueway), to enjoy beautiful views, and to eagerly await opening of the museum. Brochures in several languages should soon be available for this important site.Director Theresa Schober is always interested in hosting interns to assist her with public interpretation and outreach, both at the site and in the area schools. People who can assist with lab work are also welcome to contact her. |
Boca
Grande |
• | An unofficial website providing some historical information about buildings. floridahistory.org/westcoastfla/bocagrad |
Fort
Myers |
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Fort Myers; An unofficial website featuring historical
information and early twentieth century photographs of the city.
floridahistory.org/westcoastfla/ftmyers |
Sanibel
Historical Village and Museum |
• | Sanibel, at 850 Dunlop Road; several historic buildings here reflect Sanibel life as it was in the nineteenth century; fundraising events take place throughout the year. sanibelmuseum.org/index |
Sanibel-Captiva
Conservation Foundation |
• | Sanibel, at 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Road; features mostly natural exhibits, about local flora and fauna; environmental education is encouraged. www.sccf.org/ |
Burroughs
Home |
• | Built
in 1901 along the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, this historic Georgian Revival home lies on over two acres. A"Living History" tour by guides can be combined with a breakfast or lunch and the home is available for private and special events 2505 First Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901 (239) 332-6125 |
Elementary
Schools |
• | Elementary schools here have a ways to go in educating students about Florida’s past. This is related to a busing issue and a lack of funding which make field trips difficult. Many teachers are excited to involve students in different projects about the past, but seem to lack the resources to do so. Brining programs in from outside the school system is really needed here. |
Bonita
Springs |
• | Hurricane Donna devastated much of this town in 1960, but a lot of change has occurred since that time. Within the last few years, the population of Bonita Springs has grown to over 42,000 people. Riverside Park is home to the local museum as ell as several small buildings, which used to be cottages, and which have been moved to the park to serve as small stores. These are known collectively as the “Imperial River Cottages.” |
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| Thanks to M. C. Bob Leonard, Professor of History, Hillsborough Community College for information from unofficial websites. | ||
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