During the Deltona corporations’ construction of the present day Marriott’s Marco Island Beach Resort, two treasure hunters arrived on Marco Beach. The two men were marine archeologists and well armed with nautical charts, old English and Spanish archives, and an undeniable belief that a lost treasure ship lay wrecked beneath the sand of the present day Marco Beach.
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By Michael Coleman

Marco Island opened its doors to the world 43 years ago this month under the crush of 25,000 visitors eager to secure their own piece of “paradise.”

Construction equipment was everywhere, sand was blowing, and the scene appeared to be that of a barren island as opposed to the barrier paradise depicted in brochures.
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