The Calico ghost town in the Mojave Desert was originally formed around the area’s silver mining industry; more than 500 mines dotted the local landscape.

The boom, bust, and rebirth of the former silver mining camp of Calico, located northeast of Barstow, is one of the most fascinating chapters in California’s frontier history. The chapter begins in ...

Calico was founded in 1881 during the height of California's silver rush. At its peak, the town boasted a population of 5,000 people, along with hotels, general stores, and 20 saloons.

Calico Ghost Town was named "California's silver mining town" in 2005. Julie Tremaine Marty McFly drove into 1885, but we were a little later than that, pulling up into a main street circa 1890 at ...

Calico received State Historical Landmark 782 and, in 2005, was proclaimed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California’s Silver Rush Ghost Town. Calico is now part of the San Bernardino ...

After the discovery of silver in the mountains in 1881, prospectors opened the Silver King Mine. And as precious metals flowed from the earth, hundreds of eager miners descended on Calico.

The Calico Bluegrass Festival returns on Saturday, May 10, featuring traditional and progressive bluegrass music. The festival offers activities such as pig racing, gunfighter duels, clogging ...

Gold King Mine Ghost Town location Where: 1000 Jerome-Perkinsville Road, just outside of Jerome, AZ. Turn at the Jerome Fire Station and follow the signs for 1 mile.

BEAHTA DAVIS: Once they could no longer draw silver out of the mine, everybody picked up and left all at one time, leaving it empty and a ghost town. AUMENT: That was in the early 1900s.

The 3rd Annual California Days celebration will ride into historic Calico Ghost Town Regional Park over Presidents’ Day weekend. The yearly Western-themed event will take place during the 60th ...

Gold King Mine Ghost Town location Where: 1000 Jerome-Perkinsville Road, just outside of Jerome, AZ. Turn at the Jerome Fire Station and follow the signs for 1 mile.

Halloween is one of the busiest wedding days of the year for the San Bernardino county clerk. For the first time, they're performing weddings for couples at Calico Ghost Town.