ROSEWOOD

NAME: Rosewood
COUNTY: Us
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Warm all year
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime - most comfortable in fall and spring 		COMMENTS: On highway 24, going from Gainesville to Cedar Key, Rosewood still appears on AAA maps, although the town was burned early in the century in the incident that gave rise to the book and movie.
REMAINS: None, other than the merchant's house.
Read the book for history. The movie is fictionalized. Submitted by: Tom & Cheryl Elligett


Aftermath of 1923 fire (courtesy of Rosewood Heritage foundation)


Rosewood Home on fire. 1923 (courtesy of Rosewood Heritage Foundation)


John Wright, storekeeper's house. The only remains of Rosewood.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin


Well on John Wright's property where several children were hidden on the fateful night.
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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