Fort Myers Centennial Time Capsule - Ft. Myers, FL
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N 26° 38.396 W 081° 51.985
17R E 413764 N 2946847
Located in front of the Fort Myers Historical Museum on Peck Avenue and Jackson Street in downtown Ft. Myers, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM9GPB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2010
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The marker states:
The citizens of Fort Myers commemorate the the city's first century with the dedication of this time vault. The essence of the year 1986 has been placed within this capsule, to be opened in 2086. It is our wish to share the quality of life today with the citizens of tomorrow.
A century of pride and progress
1885-1985
Fort Myers
1885-1985
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Fort Myers was built in 1850 as a military fort to fend off Seminole Indians that were massacring the area's few settlers. It was named after Col. Abraham C. Myers, who was stationed in Florida for seven years and was the son-in-law of the fort's founder and commander. In 1858, after years of elusive battle, Chief Billy Bowlegs and his warriors were persuaded to surrender and move west, and the fort was abandoned. Billy's Creek, which flows into the Caloosahatchee River and runs between Dean Park and Fort Myers Broadcasting, was named after a temporary camp where Billy Bowlegs and his men awaited ships to take them west.
The fort was abandoned until 1863 when a small number of Union troops re-occupied the fort during the Civil War. In 1865 the fort was attacked unsuccessfully by a very small group of Confederates. After the war, the fort was again deserted.
The first settlers arrived in 1866, but it wasn't until 1882 when the city experienced a significant influx of settlers. By 1885, when Fort Myers was incorporated, it was the second largest city after Tampa on Florida's west coast south of Cedar Key even larger than Clearwater and Sarasota, also growing cities at the time.
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