The Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Estate
While Thoma Edison was known best for his great inventions, and Henry Ford for his automobiles, their famous estate in Ft Meyers Florida is better known for Edison's Banyan Trees and Ford's car and truck collection.
Edison imported a Banyan tree from India to see if its sap could be made into a new kind of rubber that tires could be made from. But, it never worked. However, it has become one of the most famous parts of the Edison/Ford Estate, as the banyan trees now cover many acres of the estate and still spreading. In its native country of India they are called, "The walking trees" because of how they grow and spread out over large areas.
There is a small laboratory that Edison built on the estate to test out his various inventions, and the two famous men used the Estate as their winter home.
I was visiting the estate in December 2005 with a friend, and as we were not part of a tour group we were not able to see much of the inside of the main house or the laboratory, and were not allowed to take any pictures inside. So....I took pictures of the things that interested me most about the estate and that I wanted most to remember of my visit there. Mostly the great Banyan trees and surrounding areas, and the Ford collection that was on exhibit at the time. I hope you will enjoy the sights as much as I did.
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