Alva, FL - 33920
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BoomersOTR
N 26° 42.870 W 081° 36.626
17R E 439282 N 2954958
A post office located in Alva, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM195F8
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2023
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Alva, Florida is an unincorporated community located in east Lee County along the Caloosahatchee River. Situated 18 miles east of Fort Myers and 12 miles west of LaBelle it is the halfway point between the two towns.
Alva, Florida was settled in 1885 by Captain Manuel A. Gonzalez who was a Spanish immigrant from Cuba. He purchased the land from the federal government and began farming the area, growing oranges, grapefruits and vegetables. Captain Gonzalez also operated a store and post office out of his home which served as the town’s first center of commerce.
Later a combination general store and post office was constructed. (See B&W photo in gallery).
The building was built by John and Janes English. Enlarged and operated by Ben Clay after the 1895 freeze until it went bankrupt in 1903. It was then taken over by Harvie Heitman, but still operated by Clay until it burned in 1912.
The current post office building was constructed in the 1960's and has served the community since then.
Type of structure:: stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 33920
Current Status:: Still in Use
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