Calico

by Paige M. Peyton

Book Overview

Calico was established in 1881 during one of the largest silver strikes ever recorded in California. At its peak (1887-1896), the town's population was about 1,200, and Main Street bustled with saloons, hotels, a post office, and a one-room schoolhouse that doubled as a church on Sundays. Historians generally agree that Calico was dead by 1904, but the town always had a small population that simply refused to give up. Authentically restored by Walter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738589055
• ISBN13: 9780738589053
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"