Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters
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A sculpture of Thomas Edison stands at the entrance to the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The Edison Botanic Research Laboratory is shown at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Glass beakers are displayed at the Edison Botanic Research Laboratory at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Pictures of Henry Ford, left, and Thomas Edison, right, are displayed in a museum, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, purchased in 1885 by Edison, and later Ford purchased the adjoining property, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The grounds of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla., which date from 1885, when Edison purchased the property to build a vacation home. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The vacation home of Thomas Edison at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla., which date from 1885, when Edison purchased the property. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The remains of the Edison pier are shown along the Caloosahatchee River in front of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The bedroom of Thomas and Mina Edison at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla., which date from 1885, when Edison purchased the property to build a vacation home. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A photograph of Thomas Edison is displayed at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, which he purchased in 1885, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Visitors walk on the property of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla., which date from 1885, when Edison purchased the property to build a vacation home. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A sculpture of Henry Ford is displayed at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla., which date from 1885, when Edison purchased the property. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Visitors view Ford vehicles designed by Henry Ford at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. Edison's friend, Henry Ford, purchased the adjoining property in 1916. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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A sculpture of Thomas Edison stands at the entrance to the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)