The McKee Botanical Garden (area of 18 acres (7.3 hectares)) is a non-profit, subtropical botanical garden in Vero Beach, Florida. It is located at 350 U.S. Highway 1, Vero Beach, Florida. It was founded in 1929, when Waldo Sexton and Arthur G. McKee purchased an 80-acre (32 ha) tropical hammock along the Indian River. Tropical landscape architect William Lyman Phillips was hired to design its streams, ponds, and trails. Its indigenous vegetation was augmented with ornamental plants and seeds from around the world.
In 1932, they proceeded to open the garden, then known as McKee Jungle Gardens, as a tourist attraction. Although the Garden was successful for several decades, it shut down in 1976, and most of its land was sold for development. The site remained vacant for twenty years until the Indian River Land Trust purchased it in 1995.
The current Garden was formally dedicated in 2001. It is now a Florida landmark and on January 7, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places under its former name of McKee Jungle Gardens. Currently, there are several buildings on the garden including the office, gift shop, education center and a restaurant.
The Garden's collections currently include:
Adenium obesum, Aechmea 'Blue Tango', Aechmea leuddemanniana 'Mend', Aechmea pineliana var. minuta, Aechmea 'Li'l Harvey', Aleurites moluccana, Alpina purpurata 'Eileen McDonald', Alpinia calcarata, Alpinia zerumbet, Ananas comosus, Annona glabra, Annona muricata, Anthurium 'White Gemini', Ardisia crenata, Ardisia escallononioides, Aristolochia gigantea, Aristolochia grandiflora, Asclepias species, Bambusa chungii, Barleria micans, Bauhinia punctata, Bauhinia species, Begonia 'Beefsteak', Belamcanda chinensis, Billbergia species, Bixa orellana, Bromelia pinguin, Brugmansia species, Brunfelsia jamaicensis, Caladium 'Aaron', Caladium 'Florida Starburst', Caladium 'Florida Sweet Heart', Caladium 'Freda Hemple', Caladium 'Ginger Land', Caladium 'June Bride', Caladium 'White Queen', Caldium 'Scarlet Pimpernel', Calliandra haematocephala, Callicarpa americana, Callicarpa americana alba, Canna species, Carica papaya, Chamaedorea tepejilote, Citharexylum spinosum, Clerodendron fairchildianum 'Musical Note', Clerodendron speciosissimum, Clerodendrum bungii, Clerodendrum quadriloculare, Clerodendrum thomsoniae, Clerodendrum ugandense, Clivia species, Congea tomentosa, Cordia lutea, Cordia boissieri, Costus barbatus, Crinum americanum, Crinum asiaticum, Crinum species (dwarf), Curculigo capitulate, Curcuma species, Delonix regia, Dendrobium × hybrid, Dichromena species, Dombeya wallichii, Dracaena fragrans, Epidendrum 'Kauai Sunrise', Eucalyptus deglupta, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus natalensis leprieurii, Gigantochloa pseudoarundidacea, Glandularia tampensis, Grewia caffra, Habranthus brachyandrus, Hamelia cuprea, Hamelia macrantha, Hamelia patens, Hedychium gardnerianum, Heliconia rostrata, Hibiscus coccineus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hoya carnosa, Ipomoea carnea, Jacquemontia penthantha, Jatropha podagrica, Justicia species, Kaempferi pulchara, Laelia pacavia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Lantana trifolia, Lonicera sempervirens, Megaskepas erythrochlamys, Mussaenda 'Dona Aurora', Myrsine guianensis, Nelumbo 'Mrs. Perry Slocum', Nelumbo species, Nymphaea species, Odentatum stricta, Oxalis 'Montana', Passiflora citrine, Passiflora hahnii, Passiflora species, Passiflora × violacea, Pentas lanceolata, Petrea volubilis, Phoenix hybrid, Plumbago scandens, Plumeria species, Podranea ricasoliana, Pseuderanthemum alatum, Pseudobombax ellipticum, Rondeletia leucophylla, Ruellia brittoniana, Russelia equisetiformis, Russelia sarmentosa, Sagittaria lancifolia, Stachytarpheta urticifolia, Vachellia farnesiana, and Victoria cruziana.
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The McKee Botanical Garden (area of 18 acres (7.3 hectares)) is a non-profit, subtropical botanical garden in Vero Beach, Florida. It is located at 350 U.S. Highway 1, Vero Beach, Florida. It was founded in 1929, when Waldo Sexton and Arthur G. McKee purchased an 80-acre (32 ha) tropical hammock along the Indian River. Tropical landscape architect William Lyman Phillips was hired to design its streams, ponds, and trails. Its indigenous vegetation was augmented with ornamental plants and seeds from around the world.
In 1932, they proceeded to open the garden, then known as McKee Jungle Gardens, as a tourist attraction. Although the Garden was successful for several decades, it shut down in 1976, and most of its land was sold for development. The site remained vacant for twenty years until the Indian River Land Trust purchased it in 1995.
The current Garden was formally dedicated in 2001. It is now a Florida landmark and on January 7, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places under its former name of McKee Jungle Gardens. Currently, there are several buildings on the garden including the office, gift shop, education center and a restaurant.
The Garden's collections currently include:
Adenium obesum, Aechmea 'Blue Tango', Aechmea leuddemanniana 'Mend', Aechmea pineliana var. minuta, Aechmea 'Li'l Harvey', Aleurites moluccana, Alpina purpurata 'Eileen McDonald', Alpinia calcarata, Alpinia zerumbet, Ananas comosus, Annona glabra, Annona muricata, Anthurium 'White Gemini', Ardisia crenata, Ardisia escallononioides, Aristolochia gigantea, Aristolochia grandiflora, Asclepias species, Bambusa chungii, Barleria micans, Bauhinia punctata, Bauhinia species, Begonia 'Beefsteak', Belamcanda chinensis, Billbergia species, Bixa orellana, Bromelia pinguin, Brugmansia species, Brunfelsia jamaicensis, Caladium 'Aaron', Caladium 'Florida Starburst', Caladium 'Florida Sweet Heart', Caladium 'Freda Hemple', Caladium 'Ginger Land', Caladium 'June Bride', Caladium 'White Queen', Caldium 'Scarlet Pimpernel', Calliandra haematocephala, Callicarpa americana, Callicarpa americana alba, Canna species, Carica papaya, Chamaedorea tepejilote, Citharexylum spinosum, Clerodendron fairchildianum 'Musical Note', Clerodendron speciosissimum, Clerodendrum bungii, Clerodendrum quadriloculare, Clerodendrum thomsoniae, Clerodendrum ugandense, Clivia species, Congea tomentosa, Cordia lutea, Cordia boissieri, Costus barbatus, Crinum americanum, Crinum asiaticum, Crinum species (dwarf), Curculigo capitulate, Curcuma species, Delonix regia, Dendrobium × hybrid, Dichromena species, Dombeya wallichii, Dracaena fragrans, Epidendrum 'Kauai Sunrise', Eucalyptus deglupta, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus natalensis leprieurii, Gigantochloa pseudoarundidacea, Glandularia tampensis, Grewia caffra, Habranthus brachyandrus, Hamelia cuprea, Hamelia macrantha, Hamelia patens, Hedychium gardnerianum, Heliconia rostrata, Hibiscus coccineus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hoya carnosa, Ipomoea carnea, Jacquemontia penthantha, Jatropha podagrica, Justicia species, Kaempferi pulchara, Laelia pacavia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Lantana trifolia, Lonicera sempervirens, Megaskepas erythrochlamys, Mussaenda 'Dona Aurora', Myrsine guianensis, Nelumbo 'Mrs. Perry Slocum', Nelumbo species, Nymphaea species, Odentatum stricta, Oxalis 'Montana', Passiflora citrine, Passiflora hahnii, Passiflora species, Passiflora × violacea, Pentas lanceolata, Petrea volubilis, Phoenix hybrid, Plumbago scandens, Plumeria species, Podranea ricasoliana, Pseuderanthemum alatum, Pseudobombax ellipticum, Rondeletia leucophylla, Ruellia brittoniana, Russelia equisetiformis, Russelia sarmentosa, Sagittaria lancifolia, Stachytarpheta urticifolia, Vachellia farnesiana, and Victoria cruziana.
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The pier has private access only and is visible and walk-able from nearby Jaycee Park. The pier is property of the Seaquay condominium of Vero Beach.
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Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220.
Parts of a human skeleton were found north of Vero in association with the remains of Pleistocene animals in 1915. The find was controversial, and the view that the human remains dated from much later than the Pleistocene prevailed for many years. In 2006, an image of a mastodon or mammoth carved on a bone was found in vicinity of the Vero man discovery. A scientific forensic examination of the bone found the carving had probably been done in the Pleistocene. Archaeologists from Mercyhurst University, in conjunction with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee (OVIASC), conducted excavations at the Old Vero Man site in Vero Beach in 2014–15. Starting in 2016, archaeologists from Florida Atlantic University joined the Old Vero Man site excavations.
In 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet wrecked off the coast of Vero. Eleven out of twelve Spanish ships carrying tonnes of silver foundered in a hurricane. The remains of the silver attracted pirates. A group of 300 unemployed English privateers led by Henry Jennings stole about £87,500 in gold and silver in their first acts of piracy.
In 1872 Captain Allen W. Estes officially established the first land patent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, after settling in the area in 1870.
In 1893 Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.
The town of Vero was chartered on June 13, 1919.
Vero was officially renamed "Vero Beach" and was switched from being part of St. Lucie County to become the county seat of Indian River County when it was formed in June, 1925. There are many theories on possible origin of the city name, but there's no consensus.
During the war year of 1942 the U.S. Navy selected 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) surrounding the Vero Beach Municipal Airport as the site of Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, a Naval Air Station. Due to the bombing practices conducted during the WWII, there are many buried explosives and the Army Corps officials have conducted ongoing search & clearing exercises for the potentially dangerous items since 2014.
In 1951 Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands. It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P. Barber Bridge. It is named after Merrill P. Barber who was the mayor of Vero beach in 1947.
In 1957 Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach. In 1961 Piper Aircraft moved administrative and manufacturing operations to Vero after completing building additions.
In 1965 the A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet connected the two barrier islands. In 1979, the 17th Street Bridge was completed, allowing a second point of access from Vero Beach mainland to the barrier islands.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vero_Beach,_Florida
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Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220.
Parts of a human skeleton were found north of Vero in association with the remains of Pleistocene animals in 1915. The find was controversial, and the view that the human remains dated from much later than the Pleistocene prevailed for many years. In 2006, an image of a mastodon or mammoth carved on a bone was found in vicinity of the Vero man discovery. A scientific forensic examination of the bone found the carving had probably been done in the Pleistocene. Archaeologists from Mercyhurst University, in conjunction with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee (OVIASC), conducted excavations at the Old Vero Man site in Vero Beach in 2014–15. Starting in 2016, archaeologists from Florida Atlantic University joined the Old Vero Man site excavations.
In 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet wrecked off the coast of Vero. Eleven out of twelve Spanish ships carrying tonnes of silver foundered in a hurricane. The remains of the silver attracted pirates. A group of 300 unemployed English privateers led by Henry Jennings stole about £87,500 in gold and silver in their first acts of piracy.
In 1872 Captain Allen W. Estes officially established the first land patent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, after settling in the area in 1870.
In 1893 Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.
The town of Vero was chartered on June 13, 1919.
Vero was officially renamed "Vero Beach" and was switched from being part of St. Lucie County to become the county seat of Indian River County when it was formed in June, 1925. There are many theories on possible origin of the city name, but there's no consensus.
During the war year of 1942 the U.S. Navy selected 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) surrounding the Vero Beach Municipal Airport as the site of Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, a Naval Air Station. Due to the bombing practices conducted during the WWII, there are many buried explosives and the Army Corps officials have conducted ongoing search & clearing exercises for the potentially dangerous items since 2014.
In 1951 Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands. It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P. Barber Bridge. It is named after Merrill P. Barber who was the mayor of Vero beach in 1947.
In 1957 Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach. In 1961 Piper Aircraft moved administrative and manufacturing operations to Vero after completing building additions.
In 1965 the A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet connected the two barrier islands. In 1979, the 17th Street Bridge was completed, allowing a second point of access from Vero Beach mainland to the barrier islands.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vero_Beach,_Florida
Tags: Vero Beach Indian River County city cityscape urban downtown skyline Florida density central business district building architecture commercial property cosmopolitan metro metropolitan metropolis Sunshine State real estate high-rise condominium humid subtropical climate Treasure Coast Vero Beach Pier Atlantic Ocean Jaycee Park sand beach seaweed fishing pier
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