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Marco Island Real Estate for sale and History 550 ALAMEDA CT Marco island FL 34145
Marco Island Real Estate for sale and History  550 ALAMEDA CT Marco island FL 34145
Marco Island Real Estate for sale and History  550 ALAMEDA CT Marco island FL
Marco Island  Florida Collier County History and real estate information

MARCO ISLAND FROM THE SKY   (see the satellite link for a picture of your Marco Island property )
In the mid 1500s, when Spain was exploring most of Florida, the Spaniards came upon a large island which contained two cool artisan springs located near what is now known as Caxambas Pass. The island became a favorite place to fill casks with fresh water for their return trip to Spain.
The island eventually became known to sailors as La Isla de San Marco (the island of Saint Mark), named for Saint Mark, the Christian evangelist and author of the second gospel in the Bible. As the years passed, the site became known as San Marco Island (Saint Mark's island) and finally, just Marco Island.
It is believed that at least 2,000 years before Christ, the pre-historic Calusa Indians inhabited this remote island. Evidence of their existence was first discovered in 1895 when Captain Bill Collier, son ofMarco's founder, W.T. Collier, was digging on his property (known then as Key ... more

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