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Historic Sites Attractions In Allensworth

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Allensworth is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Allensworth sits at an elevation of 213 feet , the same elevation as the huge and historically important Tulare Lake shore when it was full. The 2010 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 471. It was a town founded in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth.Now designated Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, the community is located in the ZIP Code 93219 and in the area code 661.
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  • 1. Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Allensworth
    Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving Allensworth, the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. The small farming community was founded in 1908 by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth, Professor William Payne, William Peck, a minister; John W. Palmer, a miner; and Harry A. Mitchell, a real estate agent, dedicated to improving the economic and social status of African Americans. Colonel Allensworth had a friendship with Booker T. Washington and was inspired by the Tuskegee Institute and development in its neighboring town. Allensworth hoped to develop the Tuskegee of the West.Uncontrollable circumstances, including a drop in the area's water table, resulted in the town's demise. Allensworth is no...
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