Her commitment to education extended to all ages. In 1922, she opened Fort Worth’s first nursery school for Black children – ...

Fort Myers was a small, developing town with a population of around 575 in 1890. It grew to 9,082 by 1930, attracting ...

the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped the forming of the county’s newest ...

the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped the forming of the county’s ...

the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped the forming of the county’s ...

The building opened on Oct. 20, 1911. The construction and furnishing of Gwynne Institute cost $45,000 (well over $1 million today).

Press is collaborating with Lee County high school principals and their staff to put top students in the spotlight.

The list includes the 1778 Baylor Massacre in what is now River Vale; Fort Lee Historic Park, where Washington and his army were stationed shortly before the Battle of Trenton; and The Hermitage ...