Come All the Way South to Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
Author: Lee County Chamber of Commerce (Fla.)
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Published: 1939*
Total Pages: 16
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Author: Lee County Chamber of Commerce (Fla.)
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Published: 1939*
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lee County Chamber of Commerce (Fla.)
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Published: 1939*
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Pamela Sustar
Publisher: HPN Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 1893619877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated history of Fort Myers and Lee County, Florida, paired with histories of the local companies.
Author: Bruce D. Epperson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1476625026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1915, the road system in south Florida had changed little since before the Civil War. Travelling from Miami to Ft. Myers meant going through Orlando, 250 miles north of Miami. Within 15 years, three highways were dredged and blasted through the Everglades: Ingraham Highway from Homestead, 25 miles south of Miami, to Flamingo on the tip of the peninsula; Tamiami Trail from Miami to Tampa; and Conners Highway from West Palm Beach to Okeechobee City. In 1916, Florida's road commission spent $967. In 1928 it spent $6.8 million. Tamiami Trail, originally projected to cost $500,000, eventually required $11 million. These roads were made possible by the 1920s Florida land boom, the advent of gasoline and diesel-powered equipment to replace animal and steam-powered implements, and the creation of a highway funding system based on fuel taxes. This book tells the story of the finance and technology of the first modern highways in the South.
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 816
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 1076
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