The township was founded in 1908 by Colonel Allen Allensworth and a group of other African-American men. Allensworth was meant to be a refuge away from the oppression that Black people faced amidst society and aimed to be wholly self-reliant.

The town of Allensworth ran largely off of agricultural pursuits, but contained its own small businesses and school district by 1912. At the height of Allensworth’s success in the 1920s, there were around 300 residents. Severe drought and the discovery of arsenic in the water supply led to the loss of residents in the 1960s and 70s. In 1976, now empty, the town became a state historic park. You can visit its site daily between 9 am and sunset.


Allensworth CA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allensworth,_California

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=583

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