Marco Island Live Cam
A barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico off Southwest Florida
Hosted by:
- JW Marco Today
- 400 South Collier Boulevard - Marco Island
- Florida 34145 - United States
- https://jwmarcotoday.com/
Marco Island History
Marco Island is a beautiful and historic island located in Southwest Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. The area has a rich history dating back thousands of years, when it was inhabited by the Calusa Indians.
In the 1500s, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon visited the island and named it La Isla de San Marcos, which later became Marco Island. The island remained relatively untouched until the late 1800s, when a group of wealthy businessmen from the Midwest formed the Florida Coastline Canal and Transportation Company with the intention of building a canal from Marco Island to Miami.
The project was ultimately unsuccessful, but it did bring attention to the island as a potential vacation destination. In the 1920s and 1930s, the island began to attract wealthy vacationers, and by the 1950s, it had become a popular resort destination.
