SITE DIRECTORY
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Rose Cemetery
ROSE CEMETERY
FOUNDED: 1904
LOCATION: Tarpon Springs, FL
AFFILIATION(S):
The African American Cemetery Alliance of Tampa Bay
HISTORY:
The Rose Hill Cemetery serves as the largest intact segregated African American cemetery in Pinellas County, Florida. Established in the early twentieth-century, the cemetery reflects the trials and triumphs of the Tarpon Springs African American community from the Civil War through current day. Home to nineteenth-century black hook spongers, community leaders, military veterans, and civil rights activists, the cemetery provides teachers and students with a unique opportunity to explore Afro-Caribbean and African American hidden stories and experiences in Florida.
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BCN Contact Information:
Shannon Peck-Bartle
speck@usf.edu