Vero Beach, Florida
ESTABLISHED 1925 & Incorporated 1919
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Ms Centinnenial 2019 - Anna Tillery
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The City of Vero Beach consists of 13.1 square miles & sits 13 feet above sea level.
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The City's population is currently estimated at 15,220. Indian River County is approximately 130,000.
Waldo Sexton
One of our most important developers of Vero Beach. He created and developed Driftwood Inn, Patio & McKee Jungle Gardens. Know for his artwork in Stain Glass, Iron Work & Driftwood.
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First 75 Years
Vero Beach began receiving its first settlers in the mid 1840s. The development of this area was boosted by the building of Florida’s East Coast Railroad, which started its service in 1893, and the development of Drainage Districts in 1905. Vero Beach began developing rapidly and was incorporated in 1919.
Silverton Airport
Vero Beach Airport was originally named Silverton Airport during the WW1. Then in 1929, Bud Holman, whose sons and grandsons now operate Sun Aviation, was one of the group that developed the airport in Vero Beach. The Vero Beach Regional Airport was dedicated in 1930 and in 1932 Eastern Air Lines began refueling there. In 1935 EAL started passenger and mail service from Vero Beach, continuing until about January 1973. By the end of the 1930s the airport got runway lights and radio and teletype machines; in 1939, using Public Assistance workers, the runways were extended and a year later the Civil Aviation Administration spent $250,000 on more improvements.
1891 Name Vero Beach
The modern history of Vero Beach, Florida begins with its establishment as a citrus shipping point. Henry T. Gifford started the first post office in the area in 1891 and used the name Vero. Most historians think he named it after his wife, Vero. Vero means "truth".
Vero Beach
Vero Beach is 24 miles N of Port St. Lucie, Florida (center to center) and 127 miles E of Tampa, Florida.
Vero Beach is 190 miles south of Jacksonville and 135 miles north of Miami on Florida's east coast.
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The Indian River Lagoon is a grouping of three lagoons: the Mosquito Lagoon, the Banana River, and the Indian River, on the Atlantic Coast of Florida; one of the most biodiverse estuaries in the Northern Hemisphere and is home to more than 4,300 species of plants and animals.
The Lagoon contains five state parks, four federal wildlife refuges and a national seashore.
The Lagoon varies in width from .5 to 5 miles (0.80 to 8.05 km) and averages 4 feet (1.2 m) in depth.
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FACTS (2019)
Median Home Price: $225K
Median Household Income: $65K
Median Rent: $855
Median Age: 54
Florida Theatre 10/14/1924
City's first motion picture theater with its first feature film being the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Vero Beach Dodgers
Won the 1949 World Series with the Yankees. Dodgertown was built in 1953.
The then-Brooklyn Dodgers were one of the first major league baseball teams to conduct spring training in Florida, establishing their operations in this quiet beachside town in 1948.
