Groveland
Proper noun
Meaning
Groveland
Any of a number of U.S. cities.
A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
Examples
GROVELAND, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was just this month that Ralph McLaughlin and his wife decided to move into their Groveland vacation home full-time.
Carolyn Wayt, 57, of Groveland was hit with the criminal charges late last month, and they stem from an April 11 incident that involved drug and alcohol use and two adult men, according to a Groveland police report.
Memorials may be made to the Groveland Federated Parish, 6616, Groveland Hill Rd., Groveland NY 14462 or the Geneseo Fire Department, P.O. Box 428, Geneseo NY 14454.
One of the most notorious and disturbing was the Groveland Boys case, in which a young white woman falsely accused four black youths of kidnapping and raping her in Lake City, Fla.
Perhaps we'll talk again, and next time I'll ask all about your work as East Groveland historian.
Racial violence was at its height in Florida--the famous Groveland rape case happened right as Paradise Park opened--and many African Americans saw the park as a safe place for families.