ition ists , ▁such ▁as ▁So j our ner ▁Tr uth , ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass , ▁poet ▁Paul ▁Lawrence ▁Dun bar , ▁and ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe , ▁abol ition ist ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in . ▁ ▁The ▁dry ▁and ▁dust y ▁soil ▁made ▁far ming ▁difficult . ▁The ▁drink ing ▁water ▁became ▁cont amin ated ▁by ▁ar sen ic ▁as ▁the ▁water ▁level ▁fell . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁also ▁brought ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁set back s ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁First , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁economic ▁base ▁was ▁lost ▁when ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road ▁moved ▁its ▁rail ▁stop ▁from ▁All ens worth ▁to ▁Al p augh . ▁ ▁In ▁September , ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Mon ro via , ▁California , ▁Colonel ▁All ens worth ▁was ▁crossing ▁the ▁street ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁struck ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁motor cycle . ▁The ▁town ▁ref uses ▁to ▁die . ▁The ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁is ▁now ▁preserved ▁as ▁Colonel ▁All ens worth ▁State ▁Historic ▁Park ▁where ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁California ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁events ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁park ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁outside ▁the ▁state ▁park ▁is ▁also ▁still ▁inhab ited . ▁ ▁All ens worth ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁California ▁community ▁to ▁be ▁founded , ▁fin anced ▁and ▁govern ed ▁by ▁African ▁Americans . ▁The ▁found ers ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁impro ving ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social