author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The 1915 voting registration showed "farmers, storekeepers, carpenters, nurses and more, all suggesting that the colony’s business and industrial output was prodigious." The town of Allensworth was scheduled for demolition in 1966 when arsenic was found in the water supply. However, it was preserved as a park. Death Allen Allensworth died at the age of 72, on September 14, 1914. He was hit by a motorcyclist in Monrovia, California. Colonel Allensworth was buried at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Legacy and honors In 1914, Charles Alexander wrote Allensworth's biography, Battles and Victories of Allen Allensworth, A.M., Ph.D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired, U.S. Army. The state has preserved the Allensworth site and is gradually restoring its buildings. The most important building is the school house, which the community prized as representing the future of its children. In use until 1972, it is furnished as it would have been on a school day in 1915. The park arranges events to celebrate the former community's history, and the park's visitor center features a film about the site. An annual re-dedication ceremony reaffirms the vision of the original pioneers. Col. Allensworth's residence is preserved and furnished in the 1912-period style. It contains items from his life in the military service and the ministry. A small display of farm equipment is a reminder of the Allensworth economic base.A public monument, designed by Ron Husband, has been funded by the City of Monrovia, California. References External links San Diego Chapter No 12, Friends of Allensworth Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park American city founders Buffalo Soldiers 1842 births 1914 deaths African-American history of California History of the San Joaquin Valley African Americans in the American Old West African Americans in the American Civil War Union Navy sailors United States Army chaplains 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States 20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States African-American Baptist ministers Military personnel from Louisville, Kentucky People from Tulare County, California Pedestrian road incident deaths Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery Road incident deaths in California People from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana People from Georgetown, Ohio Baptists from Louisiana Baptists from Kentucky 19th-century American slaves United States Army colonels African-American United States Navy personnel