Downtown Fort Myers Historic vs. Current

Historic Downtown Fort Myers vs. Actual Downtown Fort Myers.

The difference between the two pictures is tremendous. It is hard to imagine that for many many years Fort Myers was a small couple of blocks. Everybody knew each other by their names and relatives. Cmparing it againts the current picture, it is hard to imagine the change that we have been able witnessed in Fort Myers over the yers.

Downtown Fort Myers

Everyday I go to Downtown Fort Myers, I work there. owever, I have never seen it the way we did on wednesday on our field trip. Our teacher tolds us that Fort Myers was one of the first forts built along the Caloosahatchee River as a base of operations against the Seminole Indians.

IAter the war people from all over South Florida came to Fort Myers. They were searching for building material. Around 1870's a number of settlers began to moved into the area, and by 1876 there were enough people living on properly surveyed land to justify creating the community officially.

Seminole

I wanted to share a picture of the Seminole indians and their clothing. Also, in the other pciture we can see a map of Florida, where the Seminoles resided.

Seminoles Tribe

The Seminoles are a Native American tribe originally of Florida. The Seminoles lived primarily in the state of Oklahoma. The Seminoles were composed of Native Americans from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, most significantly the Creek people, as well as African Americans who escaped to Florida from slavery in South Carolina and Georgia.

Fort Myers - Museum at night.

Florida Forest Fire Facts

1 Florida has about 5,000 wildfires each year, with the most active time of the
state’s 12-month wildfire season occurring March through June

2 On average, Florida experiences the second highest number of wildfires in the
nation. During dry years, Florida experiences severe wildfires—wildfires that
destroy homes, disrupt people's lives and impact our economy

3 The continued drought and several hard freezes that killed grasses and woodland
brush, and hurricane debris have significantly increased the occurrence of
wildfires throughout Florida

4 The Florida Division of Forestry administers Florida’s outdoor burning and forest
fire laws

5 Prescribed fire is a cost effective tool to reduce fuel buildups which can cause
dangerous wildfire conditions, thus providing increased protection to people, their
homes and the forest

6 It is illegal to burn household garbage including paper products, treated lumber,
plastics, rubber materials, tires, pesticide, paint, and aerosol containers

7 About 25 percent of all wildfires are intentionally set, making arson a leading
cause of wildfire in Florida

Everyone should be aware of these 7 facts about forest fire.

Lets protect our forests!

Life Care Center of Estero

This is me watering the flowers that we planted at Life Care Center of Estero.