Calico Ghost Town
June 15, 2008
For Father’s Day, we decided to explore our local ghost town and see what we could discover. We may not have found any spirits exactly, but we had a lot of fun exploring Calico Ghost Town.
Nearly 127 years ago, was the richest silver mining district in California. In the early 1900’s the price of silver plummeted, leaving Calico a desolate ghost town.
What make Calico interesting was that most of the buildings are original, while the others have been reconstructed as it was many years ago. It has a bustling atmosphere with activities that include exploring old-time shops, sifting for gold, and investigating old mine shafts.
A note about the gun fight shows that they put on for the crowd. The first one that we saw had my sister and I in tears because of how ridiculous the dialog was. However, it was thoroughly entertaining and the children that were there were enthralled by the site of two cowboys interacting with them. Still, we had a fantastic laugh.
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