The Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers once served as a winter home for Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.

Along with the homes, the grounds also include a botanical garden (with trees planted by Edison and Ford themselves), a research laboratory and a museum with hundreds of artifacts and inventions ...

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. $25 admission includes access to the museum site. Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd., downtown Fort Myers. 334-7419 or edisonfordwinterestates.org ...

Edison and Ford Winter Estates will host its annual vintage “base ball” game at historic Terry Park in Fort Myers.

In 1899 Ford left Edison to help run the Detroit Automobile ... They set up an historical museum in Greenfield Village, Michigan, and most notably set up the Ford Foundation, which provides ...

Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. In 1896, shortly after building his quadricycle, Henry Ford had the chance to meet the famous inventor at a convention in New York. Edison, who was ...

Edison moved to Fort Myers in 1885 as a winter resident. His friend — legendary carmaker Henry Ford — eventually bought a house next door in 1916. Their homes are now a popular museum and ...