Calico Ghost Town is located in Yermo, California. It is an old West mining town that was initially established by 40 individuals in 1881. In its heyday, Calico boasted a population of approximately 1200 after experiencing the most significant silver strike in California. With its 500 mines, Calico produced about $86 million in silver and $45 million in borax over a 12-year span. When silver lost its value in the mid-1890s, Calico lost its population, and its official “death” is listed as 1907. It became a “ghost town.”
