John L. Whitehead Jr. Campground

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

John L. Whitehead Jr. Campground

State ParkCA35.8661, -119.3925

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 (1842–1914) had a friendship with Booker T. Washington and was inspired by the Tuskegee Institute and d

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John L. Whitehead Jr. Campground is located at 35.8661, -119.3925 in CA.

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