Postcard History

October 10, 2024

Tag: Fort Myers

  • Thomas Edison and Henry Ford

    Thomas Edison and Henry Ford

    S. Swift

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    Thomas Edison and Henry Ford had become friends when Ford worked for Edison in Detroit. They established Winter retreats next to each other in Fort Myers, Florida. The inventor and the automobile magnate collaborated on several projects and were still close when Edison died in 1931.

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Past Article

Shav LaVigne
September 25, 2022 3 Comments
The history of America’s military bases could fill dozens of books with names, dates, and places. Many of the training posts lost to the passage of time have left nothing behind except some postcards. Camp Roberts, California is one such place.

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