Negrohead Mountain Finally Gets A Better Name

“Negrohead Mountain” is a 2,031-foot peak in the Santa Monica Mountains named after John Ballard, a black pioneer who moved there in the 1880s. It was originally named “N**gerhead Mountain,” a name that lasted until the 1960s. This past weekend, thanks in large part to some concerned residents and County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the peak was renamed “Ballard Mountain.” From the LA Times:

On Saturday, about 25 of Ballard’s descendants were among a crowd of 90 who watched as a replica of the plaque was unveiled in Seminole Springs, near the site of his onetime homestead.

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