Fort Myers, Florida is a commercial center and county seat of Lee County. A bulk of the city rests on the banks of the border of the Caloosahatchee River. Fort Myers is one of a pair of cities that make up the Cape Coral – Fort Myers metropolitan area.
Fort Myers was established in 1886 and is called the gateway to the Southwest Florida region, a major tourist destination. Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford established winter homes which are primary historical tourist attractions today.
