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To: stumpy
Calico, the ghost town, was moved to Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA in the 1950's. Remnants of the old site can still be seen off I-15 north of Barstow and the marine depot at Yermo.

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72 posted on 09/24/2003 4:43:43 PM PDT by bruinbirdman (Those who control language control minds)
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To: bruinbirdman
bruinbirdman, Knott's Berry Farm took over Calico in the late 50's and rebuilt it where it was as a tourist attraction. Although Knott's Berry's did build a ghost town in Buena Park in their amusment park the original Calico Ghost town, although extensively rebuilt, still exists just outside of Yermo.
74 posted on 09/25/2003 9:00:46 AM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: bruinbirdman
Actually, some of the structures were moved to Daggett about 1900. Then when Senator Clark put in his San Pedro - Los Angeles - Salt Lake Railroad, (Now part of Union Pacific) the rest of the structures went to the new town of OTIS, now Yermo, starting about 1907
113 posted on 02/14/2008 9:02:16 PM PST by investigateworld ( Abortion stops a beating heart.)
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