12,000 Years of Vero Secrets -- Downtown Walking Tour with Barbara Secor
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- Jun 2
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Wednesday, June 18 | 12,000 Years of Vero Secrets with Barbara Secor
10 am-noon | Meet at Heritage Center | 2140 14th Avenue
You'll never look at Vero the same way again. Experience the fascinating story of how prehistoric hunting grounds became our coastal paradise through sheer audacity and perfect timing. This walking tour is part of the Indian River Centennial Celebration.
Ice Age hunters met woolly mammoths right here!
Archaeological treasures discovered in Vero's canal—because apparently even prehistoric humans had excellent taste in real estate.
Treasure Coast pirates & Spanish gold!
Learn about the Ais Indians who turned shipwrecks into opportunities for trade with European settlers— the original coastal entrepreneurs who transformed maritime misfortunes into economic ventures.
One man's brilliant gamble = your paradise!
Herman Zeuch spent three years planning and took 12 scouting trips before buying 48,000 acres of "worthless" swampland in 1911. His meticulously engineered drainage system was so superior that when a catastrophic 1915 storm dumped 13 inches of rain in 24 hours, nearby Fellsmere flooded while Zeuch's masterpiece held firm. He didn't just drain swamps—he set the stage for Indian River's legendary citrus empire and proved that audacious vision beats conventional wisdom.
Exclusive backstage access!
Rare sneak peek inside the 1937 courthouse AND the legendary 1924 Vero Theatre—nearly a century of civic drama and secrets these walls are dying to spill.