IS FORT MYERS REALLY A FORT???

For all who wondered if Fort Myers is really a military fort...the answer is it was...read on...

"Fort Myers was built in 1850 as a military fort to fend off Seminole Indians that were massacring the area's few settlers. It was named after Col. Abraham C. Myers, who was stationed in Florida for seven years and was the son-in-law of the fort's founder and commander. In 1858, after years of elusive battle, Chief Billy Bowlegs and his warriors were persuaded to surrender and move west, and the fort was abandoned. Billy's Creek, which flows into the Caloosahatchee River and runs between Dean Park and Fort Myers Broadcasting, was named after a temporary camp where Billy Bowlegs and his men awaited ships to take them west.

The fort was abandoned until 1863 when a small number of Union troops re-occupied the fort during the Civil War. In 1865 the fort was attacked unsuccessfully by a very small group ofConfederates. After the war, the fort was again deserted.

The first settlers arrived in 1866, but it wasn't until 1882 when the city experienced a significant influx of settlers. By 1885, when Fort Myers was incorporated, it was the second largest city after Tampa on Florida's west coast south of Cedar Key even larger than Clearwater and Sarasota, also growing cities at the time."

We made it in to Fort Myers late last night, it was a very uneventful road trip out here...and that is how we like it :-) On our way home from Connecticut we hit a snowstorm and my Honda on the snow is not a good combo and then add all the weight in the back....horrible, but Seth did a great job driving and the Lord took care of us!  We actually have a house! I told Seth last night that we have never lived in a place without someone under us or beside us or with us!  WE ARE SO EXCITED about the house for many many reasons...it is so neat how the Lord just paves the way for you....plus the house has an oven, DISHWASHER, and WASHER and DRYER!!!!!!!!!  Yes I am an excited lady!!!  It also has CABLE (I am capslocking that because that is what Seth would be excited about if he was writing this haha)! Today we are going to meet our Landlord, and Seth is going to study for his HUGE TEST tomorrow (that he isn't worried about but I would be freaking out about!!!) PLEASE PLEASE be praying for Seth tomorrow! We also are going to get the lay of the land and find out where he is going to be working and the best route to get there...and I am sure cleaning, laundry, unpacking, and Wal-Mart are on my list of To-Do's!  Once I unpack the camera I will start the photo shoot of the house!!!!  Come down and see us...we have a spare bedroom!!!