Alice Ballard

In honor of Women's History Month, we highlight notable homesteader, Alice Ballard. Born in Los Angeles, Ballard one of the first few women of color to gain ownership of land in California and acquired 160 acres through the Homestead Act of 1862. Learn more about her story here.

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The site also hosts images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records, and is one of the most visited websites in the Department of the Interior. Visit glorecords.blm.gov for more information.

Ballard Homestead Cabin, undated. Courtesy, Russell and Huse families.