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Allensworth is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California. [2] Established by Allen Allensworth in 1908, the town was the first in California to be founded, financed, and governed by African-Americans. [3] The original townsite is designated as Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. The 2020 United States census reported ...
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park was established on 240 acres (97 ha) in 1976. Ed Pope returned to the area in his retirement "to become a preservation activist on the scene." [citation needed] The 100th anniversary of Allensworth was celebrated in October 2008. Events are held throughout the year to commemorate the park's history. [13]
Dennis Hutson has a 60-acre farm in Allensworth. The Friends of Allensworth and California State Parks celebrated the history of Allensworth with self-guided tours, food, poetry, music and dance.
Born into slavery in Louisville, Kentucky in 1842, [a] Allensworth was the youngest of thirteen children of Phyllis (c. 1782 – 1878) and Levi Allensworth. [4] Over the years, their family was scattered: his sister Lila escaped with her intended husband to Canada via the Underground Railroad; and the older boys William, George, Frank, Levi and Major were sold downriver to plantations in the ...
In the early 1900s, Allensworth, California was a shining example of Black prosperity — before a series of policies led to its decline. Now, believers and advocates are taking on the task of ...
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Allensworth Historic Town Site Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, 4011 Grant Drive 35°51′51″N 119°23′13″W / 35.864173°N 119.387022°W / 35.864173; -119.387022 ( Allensworth Historic Town
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