Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Vero Beach Railway Station

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 26, 2017

1. Vero Beach Railway Station Marker

Inscription. In 1893, Henry Flagler's railroad arrived in Sebastian, and reached Ft. Pierce in 1894, bypassing the tiny community of Vero. Flagler renamed his railroad the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1895. Because of agricultural growth in the area, Flagler returned and built the Vero Railway Station, which was a stop on the FEC by 1903. "Beach" was added to the city and station names in 1925. During the 1920s and the Great Depression, the community of Vero Beach continued to grow, and it doubled in size after World War II. Agriculture, especially citrus growing, kept the freight platform busy, but the Vero Beach Station closed when passenger service was suspended in the late 1960s. The passenger station was acquired from the FEC by the Indian River County Historical Society and moved to a city-owned parcel in Pocahontas Park, northwest of the original site in 1984. This parcel had been deed restricted for the relocation of the station sixty years prior. The station is used as an exhibit center for Indian River County history, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It remains important to Vero Beach.

Erected 2017

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by The Indian River County Historical Society, Tourist development Council of Indian River County, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-970.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Florida East Coast Railroad and Hotels series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 27° 38.57′ N, 80° 23.952′ W. Marker is in Vero Beach, Florida, in Indian River County. It is on 14th Avenue just north of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2336 14th Avenue, Vero Beach FL 32960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 26, 2017

2. Vero Beach Railway Station Marker

the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Courthouse Executive Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Community Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Jennings Bryan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Simmons / Seminole Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Woman’s Club of Vero Beach Florida (approx. ¼ mile away); City of Vero Beach (approx. ¼ mile away); The Pueblo Arcade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vero Beach.

Also see . . . Vero Beach Railway Station. (Submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 26, 2017

3. Vero Beach Railway Station Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, May 2025

4. Vero Beach Railway Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on May 12, 2025, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.