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NAME: Quay COUNTY: Indian River ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Hot in the summer (it's Florida) BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
The former town of Quay is now known as Winter Beach. It is a small unincorporated area in Indian River County, located just north of Vero Beach on the corner of US 1 and Winter Beach Road. There are scattered residents, cemetary, post office and some abandoned buildings. REMAINS: Essentially no original buildings left. The old cemetary is located west of US 1. Quay dock road is considered to be an original and historic roadway. The remains of some dock pilings are visible to the east barrier island where once an old wooden bridge crossed the intracoastal. |
| First know as Woodley, the citizens in the early 1910s changed the name to Quay to honor Senator Matthew Quay who had Congress authorize the first dredging of a navigation channel in the Indian River Lagoon. This deep channel would become the Intracoastal Waterway. By the 1920s, the Florida land boom was on and the name Quay did not sell or entice land developers. So, this small community changed its name again; this time to Winter Beach. Unfortunately, the Florida land bust arrived and Winter Beach was destined to remain a small unincorporated community. The Quay Dock road is one of Indian River Count's scenic and historic roads. One of the county's oldest cemeteries is located in Winter Beach. (taken from Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce). Submitted by: Erik Ransom and Dara Vance |
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