One of Florida's oldest African American Communities
The official Historic Website of Community of Royal, Sumter County, Florida. A National Historic Registry Listed Rural Historic District. Formed in 1865, by Freedmen who received their land because of General Sherman's Special Field Order #15 and passed down through their generation. The people kept their land.
Oldest Living Residents
Reverend Matthew Beard,
lived 115 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
Introduction to the community of Royal
A Pictorial: Royal's Present & Past
Preserve Your Heritage with Community of Royal
National Registry (NRHP) State Historic Review Board Meeting Information
Florida Crossroads Heritage Documentary
Cultural Resources Assessment Survey (CRAS)
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