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History of Marco Island Continued...
Corporation, led by the Mackle brothers, put modern Marco on the map. Marco Island is the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands, measuring 24 square miles. Due to the influence of the Calusa Indians and their propense toward shell mounding, the highest elevation in S.W. Florida is right here on Marco - at Indian Hill, which is 51 feet above sea level.. One of the artifacts from the Calusas found is the famous Key Marco Cat in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. This small wooden carving was discovered in 1896 by Dr. Frank Cushing on the property owned by Captain Bill Collier.
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