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

The Big Flywheel

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2021

1. The Big Flywheel Marker

Inscription. This is the original flywheel which was once a part of the 1937 750-Kilowatt Busch-Sulzberger Air Injected Diesel Engine located within the building as the centerpiece of American Icon Brewery. The big Diesel engine spun this huge wheel as a part of its mechanical system to generate electricity for Vero Beach.

This Flywheel weighs 64,000 pounds.

Erected by American Icon Brewery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 27° 38.251′ N, 80° 23.834′ W. Marker is in Vero Beach, Florida, in Indian River County. It is on 19th Place (Local Route 60) just east of 12th Court, on the right when traveling east. Flywheel described on the marker was originally an integral part of producing electricity when the building housed the City of Vero Beach’s Municipal Power Plant. The building is now home to the American Icon Brewery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1135 19th Pl, 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.

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 the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Regent Court (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vero Beach City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Theater Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pueblo Arcade

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Maher Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Simmons / Seminole Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Jennings Bryan (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vero Beach.

Also see . . . Preserving History. (Submitted on November 16, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2021

2. The Big Flywheel Marker

American Icon Brewery(old Vero power plant) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2021

3. American Icon Brewery(old Vero power plant)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.