Rosewood, Florida
Rosewood, Florida | |
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House remaining in Rosewood | |
Location in Levy County, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 29°14′N 82°56′W / 29.233°N 82.933°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Levy |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32625 |
| Area code | 352 |
Rosewood is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States, located just off State Road 24, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Sumner and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Cedar Key. The town is known for the 1923 Rosewood massacre, when a lynch mob of White residents from nearby towns destroyed its prosperous African-American community in response to the alleged rape of a White woman.