Announcement from Al Green, Chairman of the Allensworth Advisory Committee, about a public hearing at California Parks & Recreations Commission about the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park in the Board of Supervisors Room of the Kern Court Courthouse in Bakersfield, on Friday May 14. Allensworth town was founded 1908 with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named after Colonel Allen Allensworth. The town diminished after the 1914 death of Allensworth, combined with a severe drought and reduced drop yields; by 1918 many residents had left. In 1976 Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park was created commemorate and preserve the town and plans were made for the restoration of 30 buildings.
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park (Calif.) Allensworth, Allen, 1842-1914 California. Department of Parks and Recreation
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