Indian River County Historical Society — Attraction in Vero Beach

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...

This small but informative place will give you a good overview of Indian River County which will celebrate 100 years in 2025. The Indian River Historical Society saved this old train station and turned it into an historical museum. It won't take long to see it but you will learn something about the history of our area. There is a model train display in the center of the museum. There are also some free and paid materials available. If you combine this place with the Citrus Museum down the street, you'll have a nice background of the...

Unfortunately it was closed on the day we were here. The building was historic and unique. UPDATE: Came back again this year & also last year and STILL CLOSED FOR COVID! ALL INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MUSEUMS ARE ALL CLOSED. Gov't... go...