Edison Ford Winter Estates

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February 5th 2011

Published: February 26th 2011

We stopped here on the way to Pensacola, FL and spent several hours exploring the two estates. Thomas Edison bought his estate with 13 acres and two homes that were built. His original plan was to share it with his good friend and business partner Ezra Gilliland who bought the house and 4 acres that were on the south end of the property. Soon after Edison discovered that Mr Gilliland had sold rig... Read Full Entry

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The Great Escape

Bob and Kam

We are beginning our Great Escape part 1 around the USA from December 27th 2010 to August 18th 2011 when we arrive home for a short break and a wedding... The goal is to see as much of the United States as possible within this time frame and make it back in one piece. The travellers are Bob, Kam, Chris (Kam's 13 yr old son) and our English setter puppy Casper which at the start of the trip will be 6 months old. The vehicle a Ford F450 duelly pulling a 40 ft bath and a half bunkhouse. The challenge to survive on the road homeschooling Chris with many of our worldly items in storage and ... full info

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Edison's telegraph 2

advertisement model T dealer

Edison light and power 1

Edison light and power 2

electric toaster

experimental phone

anniversary of Model T

anniversary of Model T display

anniversary of Model T letter

fans

Avenue of trees outside ford estate

Edison botanical research lab 1

Edison botanical research lab 2

Edison planted over 17000 plants of 2000 species of plants to use in botanic research

Edison botanical research lab 3

fluoroscope for x ray 1

fluoroscope for x ray 2

bite marked phonograph

Because Edison could not hear he bit into his model phonograph so that he could feel the vibrations

bite marks explanation

Early High chairs

Here is an example of learning new things...while everyone knows about the light bulb and the phonograph and work on motion pictures, how many people knew about him inventing the high chair or the electric waffle iron and toaster.

By the riverside

Edison statue under Banyon

This Banyon fig tree was 2 ft in diameter and 4 ft tall when Thomas Edison planted it. It is now the largest known Banyon Fig tree at over an acre in diameter with 350 roots.

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