Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and was later converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town.
Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. Giant letters spelling CALICO are visible, from the highway, on the Calico Peaks behind it. Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950s, and architecturally restored all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in the 1880s.
Calico received California Historical Landmark #782, and in 2005 was proclaimed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California’s Silver Rush Ghost Town.
These vintage photos were found by
jericl cat that captured Calico Ghost Town in 1965.
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Barber Shop and Bath House, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Barber Shop and Bath House, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Blacksmith, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Fire Hall, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Hanks' Hotel, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Joe's Saloon, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Lanes General Store, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Lanes General Store, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Maggie Mine, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Miners Supplies, August 1965 |
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Calico Ghost Town, Schoolhouse, August 1965 |
A ghost town??
ReplyDeleteDid yoyu get to meet anyu of trhe ghosts?
What werer they like?