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Marco Island Historical Museum, Marco Island, FL
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Marco Island Historical Museum

A Collier County museum on Marco Island focused on the Calusa people and the island's later development.

180 South Heathwood Drive, Marco Island, FL 34145 · Marco Island, FL

About Marco Island Historical Museum

Part of the Collier County Museum System and operated with the Marco Island Historical Society, this museum presents the Calusa Indians of Southwest Florida through displays and a recreated village scene. Its exhibits also follow the island's history from early pioneer days as a fishing village, pineapple farm, and clam cannery, through the rapid growth of the 1960s.

  • #history
  • #archaeology
  • #Calusa
  • #Marco Island
  • #Collier County

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