Vero Beach, FL
Music connected to Vero Beach
About Vero Beach
- • Baseball player Jake Rogers, Detroit Tigers catcher, was born in Vero Beach.
- • Seald Sweet, a major citrus cooperative, was founded near Vero Beach in 1909.
- • The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1893 spurred growth.
- • A 1903 shipwreck near Vero yielded gold coins, sparking treasure hunts.
- • A devastating freeze in the late 1890s wiped out early citrus crops.
- • Named after Vero, Italy; it was incorporated as a town in 1919.
- • With around 17,700 residents, it's smaller than many Florida beach towns.
- • Sitting at 23 feet, flooding can be a minor concern.
- • Tourism and related services are the biggest job providers.
- • A serene escape; the air feels salty, and worries fade away.
- • The Miami Dolphins are the closest NFL team, a 2-hour drive south.
- • Dodgertown, formerly in Vero, hosted the Dodgers' spring training for 60 years.
Artists From Vero Beach
Muni Long
American Highway
Songs About Vero Beach
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