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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 124. Not illustrated. Chapters: Census-Designated Places in Lee County, Florida, Cities in Lee County, Florida, Towns in Lee County, Florida, Unincorporated Communities in Lee County, Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, Buckingham, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, San Carlos Park, Florida, Cypress Lake, Florida, Bonita Springs, Florida, Pineland, Florida, St. James City, Florida, Villas, Florida, Pine Island Center, Florida, Lehigh Acres, Florida, North Fort Myers, Florida, Bokeelia, Florida, Matlacha, Florida, Punta Rassa, Florida, Iona, Florida, Whiskey Creek, Florida, Gateway, Florida, Fort Myers Shores, Florida, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Florida, Sanibel, Florida, Captiva, Florida, Alva, Florida, Mcgregor, Florida, Olga, Florida, Palmona Park, Florida, Page Park, Florida, Cape Coral, Florida, Estero, Florida, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Florida, Tice, Florida, Burnt Store Marina, Florida, Three Oaks, Florida, Charleston Park, Florida, Pine Manor, Florida, Harlem Heights, Florida, Suncoast Estates, Florida, Boca Grande, Florida. Excerpt: Fort Myers, Florida - Typical architecture in downtown Fort MyersFort 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 The Beau Rivage Condominiums and Alta Mar, 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 C...
