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One of Florida's oldest African American Communities

 

The official Historic Website of Community of Royal, Sumter County, Florida.  Formed in 1865, by Freedmen who received their land after the Civil War. Passed down through their generations, the people kept their land.

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One of Florida's oldest African American Communities -

 Listed on the National Historic Registry as Florida's First Rural Historic District.  

Royal Boundaries are 3501+ acres

(Pictured: Royal's Official Boundary Map)

National Register of Historic Places

Officially Listed

 

Officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 2026. It was a bittersweet day in this Historic Community of Royal, Florida.

Omissions in Listing

 

In the application for listing, the Florida Division of Historical Resources shortened Royal's boundaries from 3501 acres to 1965 acres.  The State's action omitted 24 of Royal's original property owners from the late 1800s. 

Amendment

 

Royal is thankful for this listing as Florida's First Rural Historic District; a milestone.

Royal will seek an amendment for its larger boundaries; its history has to be intact for future generations.

Listen- Royal's podcast- new

  

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LISTEN TO ROYAL'S PODCAST

LISTEN TO ROYAL'S PODCAST

Oldest Living Residents

Evangelist Flossie Lee Steele Lewis Sesler, 

lived 101 years

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Edward González-Tennant, Ph.D., RPA

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology

Associate Director, CHAPS Program 

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 

ELABN 349, 1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539

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