Place:Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States

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NameFort Myers
Alt namesFt. Myerssource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates26.632°N 81.857°W
Located inLee, Florida, United States     (1839 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Fort Myers Cemetery
Fort Myers Memorial Garden
Lee Memorial Park
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 62,298 and in 2020 was estimated at 86,395.[1] Together with the larger and more residential Cape Coral, it anchors a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which comprises Lee County and has a population of 770,577 in 2019.

Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida. The winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city takes it name from a local former fort that was built during the Seminole Wars. The fort in turn took its name from Colonel Abraham Myers in 1850; Myers served in the United States Army, mostly the Quartermaster Department, in various posts from 1833-1861 and was the quartermaster general of the Confederate States Army from 1861–1864.[2]

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