Remembering Lee County, Florida : where winter spends the summer
Title:
Remembering Lee County, Florida : where winter spends the summer
Author:
Publication Information:
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2006.
Physical Description:
124 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Plucky pioneers, newspapers take root in southwest Florida : 1884-1916 -- Southwest Florida marches forward in war and peace : 1917-1949 -- The boom that didn't go bust : 1950-1984 -- How Summerlin Road got its name, 1821 -- Punta Rassa : once capitol of cow country, now of condos, 1838 -- Fort Myers : Lee County's historic county seat, 1841 -- The Sanibel Light : a beacon for mariners, 1884 -- St. James City and a once grand hotel, 1885 -- A devastating fire that formed Lee County, 1886 -- And there was light in Lee County, 1887 -- Useppa : home to pirates and the privileged, 1895 -- The boulevard paved with bones, 1913 -- The night they tore the courthouse down, 1914 -- Children of a cult, 1920 -- A haven for history, 1924 -- Iona Schoolhouse : once the heart of its community, 1924 -- Tice Elementary : second to none in the state, 1927 -- Tamiami trailblazing, 1928 -- Cape Coral : water wonderland, 1957 -- Sanibel : "We call it paradise."
