Vero Beach woman reminisces growing up along Jungle Trail in 1930s as she walks where home stood
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Except for one thing: the mosquitoes.
The 90-year-old Vero Beach resident, who lived along the Indian River on the island until the age of 4, said mosquitoes were so bad that residents used smudge pots to create a constant level of smoke in hopes of driving the nasty bugs away.
“I remember they were so bad they covered the screens,” said Wolverton, as she stood Friday on Jungle Trail just south of Jones Pier where her home once stood. “You couldn’t even see outside; all you could see and hear were mosquitoes.”