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FUN FACTS
History of Cape Coral
The Rosen Brothers
Cape Coral was founded in 1957, when brothers Jack and Leonard Rosen
purchased a 103-sq mile tract of land, formerly known as Redfish Point. Filled
with barren wetlands and wild palmetto thickets, the brothers formed The
Gulf American Corporation to develop this “Waterfront Wonderland”. On
November 4 of that year, ground was officially broken and Cape Coral was
formed.
Creating the Canal System
A year later the first residents moved in. These pioneers had to drive a long
distance to get anywhere – almost 20 miles for a loaf of bread! So the
Rosen’s took action, and carefully plotted the community. They brought in the
largest single shipment of earth-moving equipment in Florida development
history to begin digging more than 400 miles of canals. The soil dredged up
from the canals was then used as fill dirt for home sites to bring the level of
the ground up to the required 5 feet 6 inches.
Land Development:
November 4, 1957
First Family Moves to Cape
Coral:
June 14, 1958
Cape Coral Votes to
Incorporate:
August 18, 1970
First Mayor:
Paul Fickinger
First City Council Meeting:
December 3, 1970
First City Motto:
“City of Superlatives”
First Business:
The Nautilus Inn
First Real Estate Agency:
Wonderland Realty
First Motel:
Ranch House Motel
First Restaurant:
Surfside Restaurant
First School:
Cape Coral Elementary
First High School:
Cape Coral HS ‘79
Cape Coral Bridge Opens:
March 14, 1964
Cape Coral Comes Alive
Soon, with major promotion through mail order programs and ads on radio,
television and print media, northerners slowly made their way down south to
the blossoming city. The brothers sold nearly all of the 350,000 residential
building sites to people who lived in other states. Cape Coral continued to
grow extremely quickly, recording 10,000 residents within the first ten years
of its existence.
First Movie Filmed in Cape
Coral:
The Fat Spy (1966)
"Santiva":
Cape Coral's Mail Boat from
1958 to 1963
Cape Coral Today
More than over 50 years later, this relatively young city thrives with life. By 2015,
“The Cape” was considered safer than 38% of the cities in the United States. It is the
2nd largest city in Florida in terms of land mass, stretching across 120-sq miles.
Filled with parks, canals, excitement and opportunity, it’s easy to see why Cape Coral
is one of the country’s best kept secrets.
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