Fort Thompson, Florida

Fort Thompson was a military post established during the Second Seminole War along the Caloosahatchee River in Florida.

The property was acquired by Francis Asbury Hendry who used it for cattle ranching.

[1] During the American Civil War, Union forces advanced inland from the previously occupied Fort Myers and occupied Fort Thompson in an attempt to disrupt the Confederate cattle supply.

Henry Ford acquired the Fort Thompson property and used it as an experimental rubber plantation.

[6] A historical marker commemorates Fort Thompson's history.