The Edison and Ford Winter Estates are a home base for history buffs who visit the area. The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the ...

A major preservation project is underway at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Crews are replacing the wooden roof on Thomas Edison's main winter home, a task that hasn't been ...

Designated at the present sites of Edison's three research laboratories: the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 25, 2014; at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West ...

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 ...

Excited about your new electric vehicle? Thomas Edison would be, too. He tried to produce electric vehicles for Ford around 1900. Petroleum-based vehicles dashed his dreams of the electric car ...

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates will close Sept. 17-19 to fumigate for termites. The Fort Myers attraction sees more than 200,000 annual visitors.