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Many are surprised to discover that Cape Corals history dates back furtherthan the boom of the 1960s. Indeed homesteader families were living a roughandtumble life in the capes wilderness for much of the 20th century. Stillthere is no denying that the city took a turn with the arrival of Jack andLeonard Rosen in 1957. These visionaries brought their Gulf American LandCorporation to Southwest Florida and built a modern city from scratch. Modelhomes roads galore an airport a police force the Cape Coral Country Clubthe Nautilus Motel and the famous Rose Gardensall rising out of the woods onthe north shore of the Caloosahatchee River. Hundreds of miles of canals weredug so that nearly every home was on or near the water. Hollywood celebritiesturned out to promote properties to Northerners looking for the good life insunny Florida. It was one of the largest planned developments ever in theUnited Statesand it was a rousing success. «
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