Ballinger Park (cityofmlt.md)

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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.

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