Day 4: April 20, 2011
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The former silver mining town of Calico is now a tourist attraction for San Bernadino County. We parked in an adjacent RV park the night before and explored the town the next morning before heading out.
"Calico was developed in 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. Located at the side of towering King Mountain, the town was named for the variety of colors in the mountain that were 'as purty as a gal's calico skirt.' Calico boomed during 1881 - 1896; but the end came to the silver rush and by 1904, Calico had become a ghost town." (more) |