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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) An American inventor.
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On our recent “wandering” road trip to FORT MYERS, FLORIDA Linda and I had the opportunity to tour the Edison/Ford winter estates. We started with a little chat with Mrs. Edison.
Now Mrs.. Edison reminded us that her husband was born in Milan,Ohio
so if you are ever in Ohio take the time to stop by his birthplace. Now for a quick picture tour of the estate:
Looks like a nice place to hangout with President Harding,Ford,Firestone, and others. A lot of work coming up with inventions. 
Next stop office,workshop,and lab:
Edison was quite an angler and living right on the Caloosahatchee river in Fort Myers gave him many opportunities. In the photo below you can see the pier at his estate.
Ted R. is taking a break so Mr. Gecko from the estate says, “Thanks for stopping by.”
20 comments:
This is an interesting trip you shared with us. Thanks for the story and all the links.
What a fantastic tour, Joe! Marvelous photos and really interesting information! Thanks, as always, for sharing!
Enjoy your week!
Sylvia
Joe: Thanks for sharing this interesting part of your trip. Edison was a great inventor.
What an interesting tour and great shots.
What a beautiful house and grounds. Really interesting post and photos, Joe.
Janice.
Thanks for the virtual vacation Joe! Nice shots.
Um, I'd have to agree on that camping dress. :)
BTW: Hope you find some quilt barns in your travels. They say they can be found coast to coast. I posted another one today.
Carletta’s Captures.
Great post. It is well worth a stop if one is in Fort Meyers.
What an amazing road trip you had! I love the mosaic! Those tree trunks are the highlight of that scene! Thank you for taking us along...you didn't know we were there did you?
Loved touring the estate with you and Linda, Joe. I hope you weren't taking "liberties" with Mrs. Edison! Sure am glad I don't have to clean all those rooms...Great pics!
Very nice tour. I will have to go and see it sometime. Excellent post. Also thank you for stopping by my blog!
Thanks for taking us on your tour of the Edison estate. Even though I lived in Venice, FL for about 3 yrs.-- we never went down to Fort Myers. I'd love to see that beautiful estate.
What did Mrs. Edison REALLY say to you??? ha ha ha
Betsy
Very nice of you to share your visit. We went to the Estate several times last winter, but didn't get anything like the pictures you did. Hope we get a chance to try again later on this winter.
The guide told us that TAE's fishing pier extended even further out into the River, which wouldn't be allowed now of course.
I didn't know there was a National Historical Park to honor him. One more place to add to our never-ending list!
This is a great series of photos! The post is so informative and great mosaics too!
What a lovely tour!
a very famous inventor, I learnt about him as a kid.
Good thatyou pay him a tribute.
He was an interesting guy! I did not know he had a winter home in Florida. Thansk for the tour.
Thanks for the interesting and informative tour of Edison's winter estate. It looks as if there's good money in being a success inventor.
Thanks for the interesting tour in the life of Mr Edison, Joe! The interior of the house is magnificent!
Thank you for this most interesting of posts. At our age we no longer have the chance to visit such sites ourselves. The Prof worked in Rutherford's lab. in McGill so Edisons environment was interesting to us both.
Great photos. I'm a great admirer of Edison!
Great photos. I love this story. Such an interesting part of our American history. Actually, world history if you really think about it.
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