Calico, Nevada

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Calico, Nevada is a historic former silver mining town turned ghost town and tourist attraction in the Mojave Desert.

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Calico, Nevada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mining town ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandoned mid-1890s ⓘ
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county San Bernardino County ⓘ
currentStatus county regional park ⓘ
declineCause falling silver prices ⓘ
distanceFrom about 10 miles northeast of Barstow, California ⓘ
about 3 miles from Interstate 15 ⓘ
donatedTo San Bernardino County ⓘ
elevationApprox about 2300 feet ⓘ
founded 1881 ⓘ
foundedAs silver mining town ⓘ
hasAttraction Calico Odessa Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Calico Railroad

Maggie Mine ⓘ
hasCemetery Calico Cemetery ⓘ
hasEvent Calico Days festival ⓘ
Civil War reenactments ⓘ
hasStructure general store ⓘ
replica schoolhouse ⓘ
restored saloons ⓘ
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn Calico Mountains ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
miningBoomPeriod 1880s ⓘ
namedAfter colorful calico-colored hills ⓘ
nearbyCity Barstow, California ⓘ
linked to: Barstow
numberOfMinesApprox 500 ⓘ
officialName Calico Ghost Town Regional Park ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy San Bernardino County Regional Parks ⓘ
populationPeakApprox 1200 ⓘ
postOfficeClosed 1898 ⓘ
postOfficeOpened 1882 ⓘ
primaryResourceMined borax ⓘ
silver ⓘ
region Inland Empire ⓘ
restorationBy Walter Knott ⓘ
restored 1950s ⓘ
state California ⓘ
timeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
tourismRole Old West themed attraction ⓘ
touristAttractionFeature historic buildings ⓘ
mine tours ⓘ
reenactments ⓘ
shops and restaurants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Ballad of Calico → narrativeLocation → Calico, Nevada ⓘ
Calico Silver → narrativeLocation → Calico, Nevada ⓘ
subject linked to: “Calico Silver”