Ben Hur, California
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Ben Hur Location in California Ben Hur Ben Hur (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′06″N 119°57′28″W / 37.35167°N 119.95778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mariposa County |
| Elevation | 1,752 ft (534 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658033[1] |
Ben Hur is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) south of Mariposa.[2]
The community was established as a cattle ranch by Morgan Quick in 1859 and was originally called the Rancheria Place; the ranch would be owned and operated by the Quick family for six generations.[3]
A post office operated at Ben Hur from 1890 to 1902, and after moving from 1904 to 1951.[2] The name comes from the hero of the novel Ben-Hur.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ben Hur, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 745. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Shields, Allan (May 2, 1980). "Ben Hur ranch is home for six generations of Quick family". Merced Sun-Star. Merced, CA. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Gallant, Frank K. (December 27, 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Dover Publications. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-486-31081-7.