Marco Island Research Paper

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Marco Island is a 24 square mile barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico off Southwest Florida, and is the largest barrier island within Southwest Florida's Ten Thousand Island area stretching southerly to Cape Sable. The story goes that during the time of Spanish exploration of Florida the mid-1500s, the Spaniards stumbled upon a large island boasting two artisan springs, near today's near Caxambas Pass. Initially, the Spaniards named the island La Isla de San Marco (the island of Saint Mark), named for Saint Mark, author of the second gospel in the Bible. Subsequently the island was named San Marco Island (Saint Mark's island) and ultimately, Marco Island.

The warlike Calusa Indians are believed to be the first inhabitants of this remote island, dating back to as far back as 500 A.D., with evidence of their existence first discovered in 1895 by Captain Bill Collier, son of Marco's founder. W.T. Collier, who accidentally discovered a wooden carving while digging on his property in Key Marco, know today as Old Key Marco. The artifact was given the name "Key Marco Cat," and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The Calusa Indians had built large mounds using millions of shells that serves to guard against hurricanes, as well as for use as religious temples and burial sites. …show more content…
Collier, William D. "Captain Bill" Collier opened a 20 room hotel, ushering in a new kind of civilization on Marco Island that moved beyond farming. Today it is known as the Olde Marco Inn and is registered as an historical landmark. In the early 1900s, clam digging became a major industry on Marco Island and throughout the Ten Thousand Islands region, with the Burnham Clam Cannery operating near Caxambas Pass from 1903 until 1929, and the Doxsee Clam Cannery which operated from 1911 to 1947. In 1922, Barron G. Collier (no relation to W.T. Collier) purchased most of Marco
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