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Sarasota News Leader January 4, 2013 Page 49 MARKER TO COMMEMORATE DEVELOPMENT OF BIRD KEY The development of Bird Key, starting with the purchase of property in 1906 for construction of the key���s first mansion, will be commemorated at a ceremony hosted by the Sarasota County Historical Commission on Saturday, Jan. 5, Sarasota County has announced. According to information contained on the marker, the first mansion built on Bird Key was New Edzell Castle, named for Davidella ���Davie��� Lindsay Worcester���s ancestral home in Scotland, the release notes. After Worcester came to Sarasota County for health reasons in The 9:30 a.m. event will be held at the en- 1905, she discovered Bird Key���s natural beauty trance to Bird Key, on John Ringling Boule- and serenity while boating with friends, the release says. vard, Sarasota, a county news release says. The design of Bird Key Park, adjacent to Sarasota Bay, makes it a memorable gateway to the island. Photo by Norman Schimmel