Vero Beach, Florida

=== Post-Columbian === In 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet wrecked off the coast of Vero.

Estes officially established the first land patent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, after settling in the area in 1870.

In 1872, Captain Allen W.

In 1893, Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.

The Vero Railroad Station served the transportation needs of the community and its surrounding agricultural area for almost 65 years from 1903 to 1968.

== History == === Pre-Columbian === Parts of a human skeleton were found north of Vero in association with the remains of Pleistocene animals in 1915.

The town of Vero was chartered on June 10, 1919, with a population of 71 residents.

Lucie County to being designated the county seat of the newly-formed Indian River County on May 19, 1925 and was officially renamed "Vero Beach".

During the war year of 1942, the U.S.

Barber who was the mayor of Vero beach in 1947.

In 1951, Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands.

In 1957, Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach.

In 1961 Piper Aircraft moved administrative and manufacturing operations to Vero after completing building additions.

In 1965, the A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet connected the two barrier islands.

In 1979, the 17th Street Bridge was completed, allowing a second point of access from Vero Beach mainland to the barrier islands.

It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P.

In 2006, an image of a mastodon or mammoth carved on a bone was found in vicinity of the Vero man discovery.

Naval Air Station, and later served as the spring training facility of the Brooklyn Dodgers and successor Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams, until 2008.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,220 people, 7,201 households, and 3,982 families residing in the city.

Archaeologists from Mercyhurst University, in conjunction with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee (OVIASC), conducted excavations at the Old Vero Man site in Vero Beach in 201...

As of July 2015, Piper employed approximately 750 people.

Starting in 2016, archaeologists from Florida Atlantic University joined the Old Vero Man site excavations.

As of January 2, 2019, MLB has assumed control of the historic facilities with plans to expand the complex and rename it The Jackie Robinson Training Complex.

In 2020, 14.4% of the population was under the age of 18, and 28.9% of the population was 65 years of age or older.

As of 2021, the city hosts 14 private golf clubs.

Vero Beach was named the 7th Best Small Beach Town in Florida by Southern Living Magazine in 2023.