Fort Myers Yacht Basin – Fort Myers FL

City:
Fort Myers, FL

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Marinas and Aquatic Parks

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

Waymarking: “The Yacht Basin was an undertaking of the WPA (Works Project Administration) that took two years to complete, employing local workers during the Depression. … Located at Mile Marker 135 on the Okeechobee Waterway, 15 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers Yacht Basin is a well designed and protected marina. It is owned and operated by the City of Fort Myers.”

Source notes

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM603K_Fort_Myers_Yacht_Basin_Fort_Myers_FL

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 18, 2015.

Location Info


1300 Lee St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901

Coordinates: 26.647652, -81.869605

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