Fort Harvie was later named for Colonel Abraham Charles Myers, then chief quartermaster in Florida. Colonel Myers never visited the fort named for him. Although Florida was a Confederate state, Fort Myers was a Union fort, one of only four in Florida. Fort Myers is located along the Caloosahatchee River just 15 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Edison established residency in Fort Myers and spent several winters in his waterfront estate along the Caloosahatchee River.
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