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“housed in a former railroad depot”
Housed in the former Atlantic Coastline Railroad depot, the Museum is home to the history of Southwest Florida. Paleo Indians, the Calusa, the Seminoles, Spanish explorers, and early settlers are just a few of the people you will meet as you view our exhibits. An authentic replica of a pioneer "cracker" house, a 1926 La France fire pumper, and a 1929 private Pullman rail car are also part of the tour.In addition, the museum also houses an extensive artifacts collection detailing early civilization, the Fort, the first settlers, the cattlemen, turn of the century, the military and agriculture, boating and fishing industries in Fort Myers are highlighted as well as a display of 1,200 pieces of depression and carnival glass.
The Southwest Florida Museum of History is a small museum trying to cover a lot of territory. You enter the museum and see prehistoric creatures. You progress through a section on the native... Read more
Let's get this straight: I'm a museum professional, currently getting my MA in Museum studies. Eventually I want to work with collections, and help communities connect to the past, other... Read more
When I told my three teens that we'd be going for Christmas to see their grandparents, my daughter got online to find things to do so that she wouldn't get bored. This was one of the places she'd... Read more
Southwest Florida Museum of History
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