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Ben Hur
Ben Hur is located in California
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
Location in California
Ben Hur is located in the United States
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County Mariposa County
Elevation
1,752 ft (534 m)

Ben Hur is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located 9 miles (14 km) south of Mariposa, at an elevation of 1752 feet (534 m).

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.

A post office operated at Ben Hur from 1890 to 1902, and after moving from 1904 to 1951. The name comes from the hero of the novel Ben-Hur.

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