Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Fort Myers Beach School is a historic school in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. On July 8, 1999, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Fort Myers Beach School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Fort Myers Beach School between 1992 and 2014, burning about 168 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 June 2007 | Fireworks | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 36/ THE WINKLER FIRE |
| 20 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/ THE OLD SOUTH FIRE |
| 13 June 1992 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 May 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | E.B.P. 2 (36) |
| 22 May 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Myers Beach, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 1993: 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers Beach | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | The metal roof of a boat dry storage building was blown off at Fort Myers Beach Marina causing an estimated $750,000 damage to the building and 17 boats inside or nearby the building. One male sleeping onboard a boat received minor injuries. Several mobile homes east of the marina received roof, carport, and screened porch damage. The Coast Guard station nearby observed a gust to 59 mph at 0146 EST. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers Beach | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was observed at Fort Myers Beach. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound House | 0.7 miles | 2019 | |
 | Sanibel Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters | 4.7 miles | 1974 |
 | Sanibel Colored School | 7.8 miles | 1999 |
 | Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District | 7.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000796 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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