User:Adflatuss/Ballard Mountain
| Ballard Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Ballard Mountain Location in California  Ballard Mountain Ballard Mountain (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,031 ft (619 m) NAVD 88 |
| Coordinates | 34°06′35″N 118°48′36″W / 34.109672°N 118.809865°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Santa Monica Mountains |
Ballard Mountain is a mountain in Los Angeles County, California in the Santa Monica Mountains with an elevation of 2,039 feet (621 m).[1] Until the 1960's, this summit was known by the pejorative form. In 1964, all such names were changed by the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to "Negro." In 2009, the name was changed to recognize the summit's association with John Ballard, an early black pioneer.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballard Mountain
- ^ Loxton, Michelle (October 28, 2022). "This mountain had a racist name, the renaming process revealed the hidden history of a Black pioneer". KCLU. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Cholly. "From Niggerhead to Negrohead to Ballard, a Mountain Finally Gets A Decent Name". AfricanAmerica.org. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Meares, Hadley (June 23, 2021). "Homesteading Los Angeles: The Wild West Land Give-Away That Shaped Southern California". LAist. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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