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Ballarat Ghost Town

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Ballarat was established in 1897 as a mining camp and supply center for local mining operations, particularly the Radcliff Mine in Pleasant Canyon. It was optomistically named after a prosperous gold producing area in Victoria, Austrailia. At its peak, Ballarat had a population of 500. Ballarat supported 7 saloons, 3 hotels, a Wells Fargo Station, Post Office, school, Jail, and Morgue.

Ballarat declined rapidly after the Ratcliff Mine closed in 1905. The Post Office closed in September 1917. Ballarat is now a ghost town along one of the highways leading to Death Valley.

Ballarat is located along the Trona-Wildrose Road between Trona and Death Valley, about three miles east of the road.
































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