ABOUT WHISKEY CREEK

The History of Whiskey Creek and McGregor Blvd.

Imagine if you will the area near Winkler Road and Gladiolas in south Lee County where tomato fields and nurseries are present. This would be similar to the view one would have had in the 1960s prior to the development of the present day Whiskey Creek residential area.
To begin, it is formative to look at the what and why this area became an attractive residential area. One must situate the young and growing city of Fort Myers and the established port of Punta Rassa as economic engines separated by largely agricultural expanse.

Looking back, the Federal Government seized the south Florida lands and expelled the Seminole Native Americans to lands in Arkansas and Oklahoma in 1832 (Trail of Tears). After defining the area, the Feds in 1841