Editing Winter Beach, Florida (section)

==History==
Winter Beach was originally established as the town of Woodley in the late 1890s. In 1902, the community's name was changed to Quay, in honor of Senator [[Matthew S. Quay]] of Pennsylvania. Senator Quay had introduced a Senate bill to widen and deepen the [[Intracoastal Waterway]], which the community thought would be of benefit. Senator Quay was a winter resident of [[St. Lucie Village, Florida|St. Lucie Village]], just north of [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]], where his old home still stands. In 1922 the name of the community was changed for promotional purposes to Winter Beach, "Where the Sunshine Spends the Winter". In 1925, Indian River County was established, and Winter Beach almost became the county seat, however the then-town of Vero (now Vero Beach) became an incorporated city and was selected as the county seat. Portions of Winter Beach were still enumerated as Quay in the 1940 census.