Ballinger Park

city park of

creek

Hall’s Creek

discovery of island

The island in the lake [Ballinger] was said to have been discovered by Ira Bartholomew in 1890 who built a homestead on the island with his wife, Julia.

eponym

He [Richard Achilles Ballinger] purchased the property in 1901 and named it after his father (Richard Henry Ballinger) who was a Civil War Veteran.

lake

Lake Ballinger

lumber company

The Great Western Lumber Company operated from the northwest shore of Lake Ballinger in the early 1900’s.
The lumber company floated logs across the lake [Ballinger] to the mill which was located adjacent to the Interurban Railway that delivered supplies between Seattle and Everett.

namesake of

Lake Ballinger

official website

Ballinger Park (cityofmlt.md) Ballinger Park is a 55 acre Park on the north and east shores of Lake Ballinger. This park houses a multipurpose sport complex, the Mickey Corso Community Clubhouse, a 42 acre natural park area and a boat launch.

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/35451044

original name of lake

The lake [Ballinger] was originally called Lake McAleer after Hugh McAleer, a logger who owned much of the land around the lake.

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city park
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Washington Trails Association

Lake Ballinger Park (wta.org) Ballinger Park itself is 42 acres, a beautiful green space established after a golf course in the area closed in 2012. As a passive-use park, the space has not been developed with a set trail system, but three access gates for people recreating on foot are available. One is near the boat launch, one near the clubhouse, and the last on the park’s west boundary.