▁status ▁of ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Un cont roll able ▁circumstances , ▁including ▁a ▁drop ▁in ▁the ▁area ' s ▁water ▁table , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁has ▁preserved ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁is ▁gradually ▁rest oring ▁its ▁buildings . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁school ▁house , ▁which ▁the ▁community ▁pri zed ▁as ▁representing ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁its ▁children . ▁In ▁use ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁it ▁is ▁furn ished ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁on ▁a ▁school ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁The ▁park ▁arr anges ▁special ▁events ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁former ▁community ' s ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁park ' s ▁visitor ▁center ▁features ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁site . ▁An ▁annual ▁re - ded ic ation ▁ceremony ▁re aff ir ms ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁pione ers . ▁ ▁Col . ▁All ens worth ' s ▁residence ▁is ▁preserved ▁and ▁furn ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 - period ▁style . ▁It ▁contains ▁items ▁from ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁min istry . ▁A ▁small ▁display ▁of ▁farm ▁equipment ▁is ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁All ens worth ▁economic ▁base . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁monument , ▁designed ▁by ▁Ron ▁Hus band , ▁has ▁been ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mon ro via , ▁California . ▁ ▁Death ▁Allen ▁All ens worth ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 , ▁on ▁September