Calico Ghost Town Buckboard
by Floyd Snyder
Title
Calico Ghost Town Buckboard
Artist
Floyd Snyder
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Calico Ghost Town Buckboard by Floyd Snyder
Calico is a former mining town and ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region in Southern California. The town was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town and has now been converted into a county park called Calico Ghost Town.
Calico is situated just off Interstate 15 and is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. The Calico Peaks, visible from the freeway behind the ghost town, display giant letters spelling CALICO.
In the 1950s, Walter Knott purchased Calico and restored most of the original buildings to their 1880s appearance. Only five buildings remain unchanged. Calico received California Historical Landmark #782 and was proclaimed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2005 to be California's Silver Rush Ghost Town.
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February 5th, 2019
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