Marco Island, Florida Marco Island, Florida City of Marco Island Marco Island is a town/city in Collier County, Florida, United States, positioned on an island by the same name in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Southwest Florida.
It is a principal town/city of the Naples Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Marco Island is the biggest barrier island inside Southwest Florida's Ten Thousand Islands region extending southerly to Cape Sable.
Like the town/city of Naples to the north, Marco Island has a tropical climate; specifically a tropical wet and dry or savanna type (Aw under the Koppen system).
The history of Marco Island can be traced as far back as 500 A.D., when the Calusa citizens inhabited the island as well as the rest of southwest Florida.
A number of Calusa artifacts were identified on Marco Island in 1896 by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing as part of the Pepper-Hearst Expedition.
When Spanish explorers came to the island in the mid 1500s, they gave the island the name La Isla de San Marcos after Gospel writer St.
Early evolution of the island began in the late 1800s after the arrival of William Thomas Collier and his family.
Collier established the village of Marco on the island in 1870, and in 1896 Collier's son, William D.
Bill" Collier, opened a hotel on the island, known today as the Olde Marco Inn. Clam digging became a primary industry on Marco Island and throughout the Ten Thousand Islands in the early 1900s.
Ferry service began to the island in 1912, which directed between Marco Island and the Isles of Capri.
Collier) purchased a large amount of territory on Marco Island in 1922, and in 1927 the island incorporated as Collier City.
Also in 1927, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad began service to the island after extending their route from Fort Myers and Naples.
The first vehicle bridge to the island was a small wooden swing bridge assembled in 1938 near Goodland on the southeast side of the island.
Significant evolution of Marco Island took place in the 1960s that made it into the tourist destination it is known as today.
The Mackle brothers of the Deltona Corporation led the evolution of the island after purchasing large amounts of territory on the island for $7 million.
Marco Island was reincorporated as a town/city on August 28, 1997. Marco Island is positioned in southwestern Collier County at 25 56 26 N 81 42 53 W (25.940619, -81.714843), along the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 22.8 square miles (59.0 km2), of which 12.1 square miles (31.4 km2) is territory and 10.7 square miles (27.6 km2) (46.73%) is water. The District School Board of Collier County operates the following schools serving Marco Island: Marco Island Academy High School Marco Island Charter Middle School Marco Island in the 1960s Marco Island is served by Collier Area Transit's Route #7. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marco Island city, Florida".
"Marco Island's History".
Marco Island Visitor Guide.
Marco Island Historical Society.
City of Marco Island.
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Cities in Collier County, Florida - Barrier islands of Florida - Beaches of Florida - Islands of the Gulf of Mexico - Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico - Cities in Florida - Former census-designated places in Florida - Islands of Collier County, Florida - Beaches of Collier County, Florida - Islands of Florida
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