“Growing up in Cape Coral was great — you always felt really safe. We lived just down the street from Cape Elementary and I remember riding my bike to school with my little brother every morning. It was just one of those places you could play in the front yard, the back yard, and nobody ...
Cape Coral’s first city council came into office in December of 1970 after Cape residents voted in favor of incorporation. The first board was made up of Paul Fickinger, who the board tapped as the then new city's first mayor, as well as council members Cleo Snead, Chandler Burton, Robert ...
Cape Coral’s Mayors Paul Fickinger – 12/70 to 01/73 (first mayor, chosen by Council) Chandler Burton-01/73 to 05/74 Herman Horton-05/74 to 11/75 Don Graf-11/75 to 11/77 Lyman Moore-11/77 to 10/80 Bernie Langguth-11/80 to 11/81 Jim Price – 11/81 to 11/83 Joe ...
From the early years of Cape Coral mostly garnered from the headlines of the Cape Coral Breeze: * In June 1965, the Iwo Jima statue was dedicated at the Rose Gardens * The first mass was held at the Catholic Church in August 1965. * Celebrities Bob Hope and reigning Miss USA-World Dianna ...
From the early years of Cape Coral mostly garnered from the headlines of the Cape Coral Breeze: * Advertisements for available land for sale in Cape Coral were published across the U.S. starting in January 1958. * In April 1958, the Kenny Swartz family became the first “official” ...
One of North Fort Myers’ best-known businesses grew up in Cape Coral — literally. In 1937, orange grove owner George Judd ran a small power plant for his farm in North Fort Myers. He started an investor-owned utility with 50 shares of stock valued at $100 each. In 1940, Judd sold the ...
