Florewood State Park
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Florewood State Park is a state park
in the U.S. state
of Mississippi
. It is located off U.S. Highway 82 west of Greenwood
. The park was located at 33°31′30"N 90°15′01"W.
In 2005, Florewood Plantation State Park was closed by the state of Mississippi, and an auction company commissioned by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks to offer at public auction the "entirety of Florewood River Plantation State Park" auctioned off the park on July 23, 2005.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. It is located off U.S. Highway 82 west of Greenwood
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
. The park was located at 33°31′30"N 90°15′01"W.
In 2005, Florewood Plantation State Park was closed by the state of Mississippi, and an auction company commissioned by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks to offer at public auction the "entirety of Florewood River Plantation State Park" auctioned off the park on July 23, 2005.