Calico Ghost Town restored by Walter Knott of Knott's Berry Farm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- Jeff & Sarah visit the restored former mining town of Calico, now Calico Ghost Town in San Bernardino County. The town has a rich history dating back to the discovery of silver in 1881 and reaching its zenith around 1885. By 1907 Calico was an abandoned ghost town.
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Don't be too quick to give up trying to read wooden grave markers. I had a lady friend who was blinded in an auto accident as a kid. She grew up with all the training a blind person gets. Then one day as a teenager her sight came back. I met her as an adult. We went to the Bodie Ghost town. I was saddened that many of the grave markers couldn't be read. She said to let her try. She began to trace her fingers over the wood, and was soon reading the names and dates from the badly weathered boards. It was almost like Spock, of Star Trek, doing a mind meld. It was amazing. I'd love to have someone with that talent go with me to any old cemetery.
Love your story! 👍👍👍
The stitching horse was used for stitching leather.
Camped there way back in college days. Had an excellent geology field trip in that area. Didn't get to see much of Calico during daylight unfortunately as the park was closed when we arrived. There was an old miner playing solitaire in a lantern lit cabin. Was perfectly still. I thought he was real, some in the group thought he was a dummy. Some nitwit tapped the window. We all ran when he chased us! Sounded like our college was invited to never return.... (No vandalism, at least)
"Here lies Lester Moore. Took 4 slugs from a 44. No Les, no Moore" 😉
I’m named after a Cowboy myself and that person is Wyatt Earp and Wyatt is my first name and he stopped all the outlaws in Tombstone Arizona and did shootings at the O.K coral
HI! Gang: What you asked about is a stitching horse. You clamp your pieces of leather in it and then stitch them together. The one you showed is made onto a chair. More recent ones were made with just a single board across the bottom. That way you could stitch anywhere you could find to sit down. The clamp comes up between you legs and helps keep the leather pieces in control. And it is easily adjusted as you progress with your project. It is like having two extra hands, sometimes needed when stitching.
That’s correct, it’s a stitching horse, for sewing leather pieces together.
Sundays are always much better with a History Hunters episode . Thank You.
Our pleasure! Thanks Dana!
Jeff would you fulfill my suggestion by visiting the grave of john philip sousa please and you have a sweet caring wife on youtube ♥️
Cup of coffee and History Hunters! The perfect Sunday morning. Thanks Jeff and Sarah😊
Good morning!
Very interesting. I loved your dance Sarah!💃🏼
Wow, I haven't been to Calico Ghost Town in about 40 years. You've helped motivate me to go again.
Thank you for the video, Jeff and Sarah!
Glad to hear it! Check it out next time you’re there!
Happy Sunday History Hunters! The sun is up in Cheyenne, WY and it may warm up enough to water trees today. While we patiently await the arrival of some much needed warmth, we will stay warm inside with another fantastic episode! Cheers!
May the warmth come soon for you guys up in Cheyenne!
Sunday adventure. My GrandFather plowed Mr Knotts fields back in the day and I worked on the burro/mule ride at Knotts for a couple summers. Good memories. Thank you very much
Very cool! Mr. Knott was one hard working decent man! What an incredible experience!
Calico is one of our favorite places to visit. We were just talking about going back there for a visit, when the notification came through for this video! Thank you, Jeff and Sarah, for the history lesson - we learned some more details we didn't know about!
Thanks for another interesting history lesson. Thank you, Sarah for the entertainment in the video.
I’m really enjoying more of Sara’s humor and silliness
Oh she’s a card at times! Thanks for appreciating her!
Me too, she was so cute dancing for us. Sarah makes History Hunters even more exciting than it already is. Sarah should be in every episode, she is too beautiful and spunky to miss even one episode!
Jeff and Sarah, History Hunters gets better and more exciting every time I watch it. Have Sarah dance some more for us. She always looks so pretty entertaining us.
Thank you so much guys for the trip down memory lane! We have such fond memories of Calico! Gordon’s dad worked as a reserve deputy at Knott’s Berry Farm long ago. We spent many, many hours at both Calico and Knott’s Berry Farm along with the kids. I’m a little teary-eyed so I’ll go for now. Thanks a bunch! Your biggest Tennessee (formerly California) fans! ♥️
Thank you so much for the heartfelt words. Sounds like U2 need to head on back to California but I certainly understand why you don’t. I’m trying to remain positive about California’s future, but it seems like at times it’s going the other way. You guys take care and a beautiful state of Tennessee.
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The kids where wore out after a day there .they loved it .we loved it
Very fascinating place. Appreciate you taking us on the tour of the place! Great Video Jeff & Sarah!
This is so wonderful that Mr. Knot’s refurbished this ghost town! Love seeing the old history kept around for future generations! Calico house is recycling at its best. 😊 Sarah has some serious dance moves! Congrats on 100,000 subscribers! 👍
Calico gets better every year. All things considered it’s in remarkable shape.
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the congratulations! It’s a fun milestone to hit!
@jbenziggy can you do a video on Bodie in Mono County, Ca, its a ghost town
I just love Old West ghost towns! So glad Calico was preserved! Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers!💕🥂🎉Just hope that alien beef jerky was made with real aliens😂👽
Thank you so much!! We just received our celebratory Play Button today!
In my earlier years, I was a tour director on bus tours out of Canada, on our California trips we would stop at Calico on our way to Las Vegas. Such a cool historical place! Thanks for the memories!
Hello Jeff and Sarah, wow!!! Your travels brought back so many memories of traveling with Grandma! We went to Calico so many times in my youth while living in Fontana, CA ! I absolutely loved going there! First we would visit Calico for a couple of hours then drive to Dagget, CA to visit Sister Meyers who was a missionary to the Native Americans who lived in the area and also In Arizona. Her and her husband, until he went home to heaven , and until she passed served tirelessly on the reservations for their entire lives. She was sold out to Jesus!!! Jeff thank you for the outstanding video I enjoyed very much! As always you guys are the best! Wether it’s our editor or historian you always show us what America was and should be! Tom in Ceres
Awesome happy Sunday Jeff and Sarah
Thank you Racca! One of our longtime viewers!
@@jbenziggy very welcome
Blasted by 100's of times and never checked it out.
Thanks for taking us !
Any time! Thanks for your time watching!
Sarah you made LOL with your dance moves! Love Calico
She, too, laughed when I sped it up to music! Lol
Some times you just need to dance a jig. 😊
How cool was the miner's cabin? Who would have thought that they had 20th Century kitchen designs, way back then? 🤔 No "Belfast sink" style. Was there an outdoor pump, did either of you see?
You do get copper and silver in conjunction, but silver being the most valuable of the two, combined with the "get rich quick" ethic, then they'd mine the silver.
The can-can was playing, but realise that for filming purposes, side to side flicks are better than the kicks out front and into the air.
You have a lovely voice for narrating. I love history. Keep on searching, I can't get enough! 😊😊😊
I was there in my youth and would love to go back
The Knotts have really left their mark on Southern California! How awesome! ❤️
Watch, enjoy, repeat. God bless you, Jeff and Sarah.
God bless you too, Carolyn!!!
I never knew about Calico. Thanks Jeff for the tour. I will check it someday after I'm retire.
Had the pleasure of visiting the town twice.
I just love all your videos!! Congratulations on reaching 100K!! It's well deserved. 👏
Thank you so much!! We appreciate the support!
Loved this one Jeff, I would so love to go there. Thank you Jeff and Sarah
Great California activity. Lots of fun.
Thanks for visiting!
Good morning...... Sunday morning is special. I have my special chocolate flavored coffee while watching a well-researched informative video from History Hunters. Thank you for this treat.
Good morning! Enjoy, Norma!
We visited there in the early 60's and it was not as it is today, however, it was also touristy then, and windy. Fun seeing it again Jeff. Sarah, I think you were the only smiling jailbird in that cell.
Former SoCal gal here, fun to see places my parents and I either visited or whizzed past on the way to other places. Thanks for your content.
Our pleasure!
Nothing less than another amazing video! Thank you guys.
Thanks again! Makes us happy reading your comment!
Enjoyed the luaghter on the walk round Very good video and very interesting Thankyou Jeff and Sarah
Thanks 👍 If you're delighted, we are happy about that!
When I lived in California I went to Calico on several occasions. It is beautiful and I love it.
I was there once about 50 years ago I always wanting to go back. Thank you, Jeff you save me a trip.
No desire now? Lol
That brings back memories! I’m almost 60 now. The last time I visited Calico, I was probably 12 or 13 years old.
Excellent as always, Jeff and Sarah. As kids going on road trips with mom and dad on what seemed like every weekend, I very much recall visiting Calico back in the mid 60's. We also visited Rhyolite, Nevada which had more than one if my memory serves me right. Then, much later as a Hollywood High Schooler, I often went up over the Santa Susana Pass in Simi Valley to visit a cousin and would stop by to say hello to Gran'ma Prisbry at her Bottle Village. Just a real sweetheart of an old lady. I would always stop to grab a bag of chips or cookies to give her. There are some VERY sweet people out there who don't have much but light up the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know them. Gran'ma Prisbry was one - may God bless her soul. Great episode Jeff/Sarah!
Another fond childhood memory brought back courtesy of Jeff & Sarah. It's an interesting apostrophe to the Walter Knott legacy. Thanks,Jeff & Sarah
I remember Knott's Berry Farm when I was a little girl I am from Fillmore California we moved from there in 1972 it is really cool to see it again thank you so very much I haven't seen this place since I was 7 years old
Another great video. This makes me want to see places that I passed and didn't know about. I'm glad that people are trying to keep the older history alive.
Well said! Thanks!
Thanks Jeff and Sarah! Throughly enjoyed this!
Our pleasure! Thanks for your time watching!
So Sarah and Jeff! It is so good to see both of you. Thanks for inviting me along on an interesting and fun outing it's always fun to be with you too, and I appreciate it!
Our pleasure! Thanks Connie!
Jeff and Sarah, the Bonnie and Clyde of historians, another fun video
The Bonnie and Clyde of history? LOL. Thanks, Little Joe -- I think. LOL
💃 Sarah is quite the dancer.💃 Those old towns of are so cool. Thanks for showing. 💃
Thanks for watching!
Professional 😊
Wonderful memories Jeff and Sarah I remember it was 1962 I was 6 years old riding in the backseat of my Sister and Brother in laws Corvair with my nieces going to Calico being a kid it was so much fun a great memory of my dear sister taking us for a day of exploring. The connection to Knotts Berry farm still exists. The farm was free back then boy I’m getting old I need a nap😂. Thanks you guys rock!
Very cool! Thank you so much for the nice words. Sarah and I were just talking yesterday about riding in the back of a pick up at about how long it has been. Those were the days, weren’t they?
Lol I went there from my childhood on... 60s, 70's and on until I left So Cal in 03. I also remember when there was no admission fee, you parked where Camp Snoopy was later built and tame chickens roamed the parking lot. I also went to the grand opening of the Independence Hall/Liberty Bell exhibit. I've been to Knott's many dozens of times. Mrs Knott's Restaurant was my mom's favorite. I was very fond of it also. Almost had a job there in maintenance back in the early 80's but it did not pan out... so I went and got a job at D Land! Do you remember the Alligator farm across the street? Also Japanese Deer Park a couple miles away...
I ❤️how America has kept so much of its history in tact instead of bulldozing it down and digging it up. So many beautiful buildings and towns all over the country still. Well done USA for preserving your history. Thanks Jeff and Sarah ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
Thanks for watching but to be honest, a lot of our history has been bulldozed or just neglected to the point that buildings rot and fall down. I cringe when I see all of the Hollywood landmarks that have been razed, like the Brown Derby restaurant and the Carthay Circle Theater. I'm always glad when it can be spared and restored.
@@jbenziggy I’ve never been to America Jeff, I was going off all the u tube videos I’ve seen.
Seems to be a lot of history preserved there, so it is a shame to hear that a lot is also being taking over with new developments. Still think America has done a lot better than we have here in Australia.
Seems that we are all not just losing our history but our identities. Jodie.
One of my Absolute favorite places to go!! Thank you for doing it proud!!👍👍
Our pleasure!
Wow another fantastic episode showing some history of Calico, 😊😊😊😊
CONGRATULATIONS ON 100k SUBS!!! Next stop, one million!!!
Thank you so very much. We are so excited that we have reached 100,000 subscribers. 1 million would be nice but I think that would take a long, long time.
Love love love these stories and history of the Old ghost towns. Wonderful presentation.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you!
Growing up in Pomona we visited Calico Ghost town as a young boy. Thanks for the memories.
I wonder if it had changed much. I know a fire did destroy some buildings a while back which night account for the vacant places.
Hello Jeff & Sarah, Happy 🌞 Sunday Thanks for sharing this story and history. Have a wonderful day.
Our pleasure! Thank you Charles! Have a great and productive week!
Thank you Jeff and Sarah for this video
You are welcome, Harvey!
Thank you Jeff. As always a fun time following you. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
My family went to Calico almost every weekend when I was a kid cause we lived in Barstow. Great times. I still have plenty of photos from the 90’s. I still go around the holidays Halloween and Christmas. Hope it survives many more years.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jeff
Hey Sarah
Nice to get out of town once in a while, just remember you can't come back unless you leave.
Central California watching
Grew up in Orange County and when I was a kid we’d get a tour of Ghost Town at Knott’s Barn to learn about the early settlers. I was younger than 10 years old when my parents took us out to Calico Ghost Town. We got a tour I’m thinking from a park ranger but not sure. There weren’t any gift shops, just the old buildings.
Ghost town that restore interester and thanks to the history and for the free tour around
Thank you for the tour Jeff! I haven't seen there in many years and it's good to see it again. I remember buying popcorn from that very cart. Lol
Very cool! The place probably hasn’t changed much, has it?
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Thank you for the reply.
It looks pretty much the same, just a little older. Brings back a lot of good memories.
Enjoyed, Sarah Jeff 😊
Thankyou Both Very much!
Be Safe, HEALTHY and keep on Going!!!
Love these Ghost town History vids! Aswell as ALL History and Old BoneOrchard content.
Cheers and please be well.
ZACK DANIELS ~
Thank you, Zack! We appreciate the friendly wishes! We wish you health and happiness! Jeff & Sarah
Thankyou both,
Godbless ~
Thankyou Jeff and Sarah😊 I enjoyed this video. Calico was definitely alot of fun and the history was great . I love to wander through places like this . 😃❤😃
Glad you enjoyed it!
Visited there a couple times in the 1960s. Thanks for the memories!
Another cup of nostalgia- has been a great experience. 👍 Thanx.
You bet! Thanks, Red!
There’s a cool funicular railway that leads up a hill from the West parking lot to Calico. Home built but really cool. No longer in use.
When the Knotts attempted desert farming in Newbury Springs Mrs Knott once said: “All we could raise were children.”
Visited in the 1960s with my family--it was a lot more rustic back then! Remember a photograph taken of my siblings and I, pretending to burn our hands on a huge cast iron stove in the middle of the floor.
Western nostalgia! 👢👢
The great thing about places like this are the memories associated with them! Thanks for watching and leaving the comment, Rando!
@@jbenziggy Always look forward to your HH episodes, Jeff! Top job! :D 👏👏👏👏👏(Loved Sarah's sass in this one...and she was right about Virginia City's tourist trap status--sad, but true...)
Cool town, love the dance
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Another great learning video! You and your wife are the best!
Wow, thank you!
I remember coming to this town in the late 50's as a kid when in was truly a ghost town. You had to climb stairs up to the town from the parking area below. After I was married and had children of my own we visited a couple of times but by then it was so commercial that it took away from the "ghost town" feeling. I haven't been back since.
fANNTASTIC lOCATIONmAGICAL spot. Thanks for using my Music. An Honor to appear in one of yorr lovely Videos. UIUnfortuunately i had a Stroke last September and can not play at all right noww. . So hearring me poppin u p in your Video is some ggreat Motivation for me to hopefully come back at some point.thanks alot and all the best to you lovely People
Oh man, so sorry to hear that you had a stroke. They can be quite devastating. We hope and pray that you can make a complete recovery. Glad to feature your awesome playing from time to time!
@@jbenziggy thank you very much. It means a lot to me😀
Good to see you back Sarah.
Thanks Dave!
Thank you Jeff and Sarah for another fun video. I really enjoyed seeing that old Calico town and I'm a history buff myself so thank you so much.
Our pleasure!
Another gr8 HH vid! Gr8 to see Sarah with ya Jeff! Thnx guys for all your work!
Our pleasure! Thanks, Chris!
I really enjoyed seeing this video. I actually was there about 11 years ago but I got a lot more info from watching your video. I couldn’t walk around the town very well because of arthritis in my knees. You all completed the experience for me!😁 Thank you so much!🤗❤️
Hi Jeff and Sarah thank you for sharing a wonderful video of your trip to calico ghost town next time I am in that area I would love to see that place. I like seeing places like too. It more interesting to see in person than reading about it. I have really enjoyed seeing knotts berry farm of course I have been there three times and it was nice to see Sarah in the video and I always miss seeing her when she not in the video looking forward to next Sunday for the next history lesson god bless you and Sarah love ❤️ and blessings Larry June and Laurie
I grew up camping there and the surrounding canyons, I even went to Death Valley Helen’s birthday party, so many awesome memories with all the people, Popcorn & Tumbleweed ❤
Thanks for making this episode on Calico! I enjoyed it. I always liked going to Calico, also a big Knott's Berry Farm fan.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Jeff, I'm so excited. A number of years ago, we went to Calico Gold Town. I'm from New England, so I don't often see personally, the interesting places you bring us. I recall how mobbed it was the day we were there. Thank you so much for this wonderful video, in every way, Jeff and Sarah. 👏🤠👏☀️
100,000 so well-earned subs🎊👏🎉
My family and I visited Calico 3 yrs ago. Really enjoyed the town and especially sharing history with my children. Did you happen to eat at the 50's diner across the highway? Very cool experience. Always enjoy going to Knots Berry Farm as well. Bless Mr. Knott for having the wisdom to save the old town of Calico, and bless you and your gorgeous wife for sharing your journeys with us!
My dad has home movies from the 1960s when him and my grandparents visited Calico.. such a fun looking place.
Great memories! Thanks for sharing!
Another great fun and educational history video. Thank you Jeff & Sarah. Great way to spend my Monday lunch time, watching the weekly edition of History Hunters!
Thanks again! Did you mean Sunday lunchtime?
@@jbenziggy Nope, Monday. It is now 11:49 Tuesday here. 😅
@@WayneKline oh yeah! I forgot where you live! Lol
Central California watching
We can always count on you!
Great tour Jeff and Sarah! I love looking at those old western towns.
Us too! Thanks so much!
I like looking at old ghost towns. Even if some of it is touristy. Thank you.☮️💖🎶
I missed lots of this when I was there in 80's!
Sent to fast AGAIN , Sarah dances pretty good !
So now we know that Sarah wants her nooks and crannies washed for 10 cents, and she's a great dancer, lol. Great episode, guys. You almost had Sarah show us her buster Keaton impression when she almost fell😂. Never a dull moment when both of you are in an episode.
Jeff thank you for the Tour of Calico. Enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing! ❤️💯
My pleasure!!
That's a cool place. I went there back in the early '70s. I remember the bottle house. Thanks for bringing back some great memories...
Glad you enjoyed it, Gerry!
Haven't been to Calico since '09. Time for a return visit.
The girl can dance! nice job ALL stay safe thank you
Thank you!
Great video ! Thank you. We just made camping reservation last night for this coming weekend to experience their California Days. After seeing your video , I’m more excited to see everything in person.
Good to see Calico as it is now. I was there in the late 60's and was a little touristy but now much more. If Knott had not rebuilt it there would just be splinter of wood and rust from tin cans left so thank you Mr. Knott.
This is the most fun video about Calico I have seen. Thanks!
Wow, that's a great compliment so thanks!
I have been there twice and the loved it!
Om I been going there since I was a kid I'm 64 now Mr & Mrs Knotts always sent us Christmas cards the were beautiful
Wow, nice mementos! Did you save those cards?
Rock on Jeff and Sarah
Thanks Dale!
I have been there in the the 1970s.Expected meet Doc Holiday doing the dental work! Great watching Sarah having fun there, she is a real explorer. I worked and lived in Buena Park in the 1960s. Alot more realistic than it was later.
Very interesting episode…thanks Jeff and Sara