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Steven Ptomey

District Chief of Interpretation and Education
California State Parks, Tehachapi
Language Arts And English, Science, Social Studies, Career and Tech Ed : African American History, Black studies

Chief Interpreter for the Tehachapi District of California State Parks. Manages the daily operations of Colonel Allensworth SHP and the interpretive and educational programs for 11 state parks. Based out of Colonel Allensworth SHP, the only township in California planned, built, governed, populated and owned by African Americans.

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Allensworth Collection

<p>Founded in 1908, Allensworth represents a township in California founded, financed, governed and populated by African Americans. Located in the San Joaquin Valley, it was founded to be an agricultural community and center of learning. Where, African Americans only 50 years out of slavery could become economically independent. Due to the lack of a dependable water supply, the untimely death of Colonel Allen Allensworth, and other factors, the town's future was bleak. By 1918, the town began to struggle. The historic portions of the town joined the California State Parks System in 1973. It is formally listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a California Historic Landmark. Here is a link to the <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=583" target="_blank">park site</a>.</p>
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