Waldo, we hardly knew ye
Waldo, we hardly knew ye One of Florida's biggest dreamers and doers, Waldo Sexton brokered some of Vero Beach's most important land deals while building quirky restaurants, a hotel and…
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
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
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
The name Stephen N. Gladwin was a familiar one to me growing up in Fort Pierce.
All in the family
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…
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