Place:Rosewood, Levy, Florida, United States

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NameRosewood
TypeVillage
Coordinates29.233°N 82.917°W
Located inLevy, Florida, United States
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Rosewood is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, located just off State Road 24 approximately northeast of Sumner and northeast of Cedar Key. An African-American community prospered there in the early 20th century, until a white mob destroyed it in the 1923 Rosewood massacre.

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