Allensworth (band)
Allensworth may refer to: * Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth (1842 – 1914), United States Army officer * Jermaine Allensworth, American basketball player * Allensworth, California, town founded by Col. Allensworth * Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park 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 ...

Allen Allensworth
Allen Allensworth (7 April 1842 – 14 September 1914) was an American chaplain, colonel, city founder, and theologian. Born into slavery in Kentucky, he escaped during the American Civil War by joining the 44th Illinois Volunteers as a Union soldier. After being ordained as a Baptist minister, he worked as a teacher, led several churches, and was appointed as a chaplain in the United States Army. In 1886, he gained appointment as a military chaplain to a unit of Buffalo Soldiers in the West, becoming the first African American to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in the US Army for 20 years, retiring in 1906. Allensworth was a prolific public speaker, embarking on a speaking tour with the goal of inspiring Black youth. His lectures included ''Five Manly Virtues Exemplified'', ''The Battle of Life and How to Fight It'', and ''Character and How to Read It.'' While on tour in Pasadena, he met Professor William Payne, with whom he later founded Allensworth, Califor ...
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Jermaine Allensworth
Jermaine Lamont Allensworth (born January 11, 1972) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1996 until 1999, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. Career Allensworth was the California Angels' 15th round selection and 422nd overall selection of the 1990 MLB draft, but did not sign with them. He instead played college baseball for the Purdue Boilermakers. Allensworth was talked into attending Purdue by Troy Lewis. In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. He was a Big Ten Conference All-Star in 1993. He was drafted 34th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates that year, with whom he signed. He was an All-Star in the Pacific Coast League in 1996, leading to a promotion to the MLB, where he batted .262 in 61 games with the Pirates. He played two more seasons with the Pirates before being t ...
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Allensworth, California
Allensworth is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California. Established by Allen Allensworth in 1908, the town was the first in California to be founded, financed, and governed by African-Americans. The original townsite is designated as Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. The 2020 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 531, up from 471 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Allensworth as a census-designated place (CDP). Allensworth sits at an elevation of , the same elevation as the huge and historically important Tulare Lake shore when it was full. The community is located in the ZIP Code 93219 and in the area code 661. History On June 30, 1908, clergyman Colonel Allen Allensworth and Denison University graduate Professor William Alexander Payne established the California Colony and Home Promoting Association. Allensworth and Payne were the chief officers, with the other constituents ...
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