Calico Ghost Town - California

Calico was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town in the Mojave Desert. By 1896, silver's value fell to $0.57 per troy ounce. Calico's silver mines were no longer economically viable. By the early 20th
century Calico was a
ghost town and fully
abandoned by 1907. Walter Knott began restoring the town in 1951. It's named after his employee "Calico Fred".

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