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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © Bobak Ha'Eri / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Allensworth, California, USA.
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © Bobak Ha'Eri / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dodson House and Restaurant Blacksmith Area right, Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Allensworth, California, USA.
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © Bobak Ha'Eri / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Allensworth Elementary School, Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Allensworth, California, USA.
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © Emerson7 / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © Hikki Nagasaki / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The east entrance to the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, near the Amtrak Station
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park © "E. Crod, Louisville, Kentucky" - Google does not bring results as to what the full name of the photographer is. / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
January 15, 1889 photograph of Allen Allensworth, chaplain and founder of Allensworth, California. The photograph was taken in Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
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COLONEL ALLENSWORTH STATE HISTORIC PARK
COLONEL ALLENSWORTH STATE HISTORIC PARK
Star Route 1, Box 148
Earlimart, California   93219

Phone: 661-849-3433
Reservations: 661-849-3433
The Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is located and serves as a tribute to the only town in the state that was fully financed, governed, built and populated by African Americans. The park commemorates Lieutenant Colonel Allen Allensworth who founded this community with four other settlers in 1908 aiming for self-sufficiency. Visitors can explore several restored buildings including houses, schoolhouse, Baptist church and businesses which provide an insight into rural life during early 20th century America while also highlighting black history of entrepreneurship against racial adversity.

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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park is located near Corcoran, Delano and Earlimart

Picnicking
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park in California offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy a picnic amidst its historic surroundings. The park has several designated areas with tables and benches where families or groups can set up their meals, some of which are shaded for comfort during sunny days. Visitors should bring their own food as there aren't any restaurants within the park itself but they may use available BBQ grills at certain spots. It's an ideal location for those who want to combine outdoor dining with learning about African American history in California since this is what Colonel Allensworth Park primarily showcases through various exhibits and preserved buildings.


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