Treasure Coast History

Dr. Sawyer’s main residence, which he owned along with two more cottages on Riomar Drive, was purchased in 1919. RIOMAR COUNTRY CLUB ARCHIVES

Riomar’s humble beginnings

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Post published:March 4, 2019
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The year was 1918 and three Midwesterners, Dr. J.P. Sawyer, Dr. W.H. Humiston, and businessman E.E. Strong, were looking for a winter retreat far away from Ohio’s icy-cold winters. Scouring Florida’s east coast for the perfect place to golf, swim and fish, they came across Vero Beach and agreed they had found their little piece of paradise.

A region divided

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Post published:March 1, 2019
Post category:Treasure Coast History Vero Beach Centennial

After much debate and quite a bit of rancor among citizens and politicians alike, Indian River County was born in 1925 through state legislation that carved both Indian River to the north and Martin to the south out of St. Lucie County, leaving three separate counties in the place of one.

‘Our Soldier Boy’ of World War I

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Post published:February 5, 2019
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The name Stephen N. Gladwin was a familiar one to me growing up in Fort Pierce.

All in the family

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Post published:January 14, 2019
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All in the Family J.C. DuBose stands at the counter of DuBose Jewelry Store in 1922 flanked by wife, Alice, and son, Oscar. INDIAN RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO Some of…