A Tale of Two Cities – California’s Gold (308)

California's Gold

Join Huell and visit Allensworth, now a state historic park, California’s only community founded, financed, and governed by African Americans during the early 1900s; tour old and new Kernville as area residents recount their experiences; and go whitewater rafting down the wild and scenic Kern River, one of the fastest flowing rivers in the nation.

Allensworth State Historic Park
(661) 849-3433
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=583

Kernville Chamber of Commerce
11447 Kernville Rd
Kernville, CA 93238
(760) 376-2629
www.gotokernville.com

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