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Ghost town in California, United States
Milligan
Ghost town
Milligan is located in CaliforniaMilliganMilliganLocation within the state of CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaMilligan is located in the United StatesMilliganMilliganMilligan (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°16′36″N 115°10′13″W / 34.27667°N 115.17028°W / 34.27667; -115.17028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID252940

Milligan is an abandoned settlement in San Bernardino County, California. Milligan is located at 34.2766750, -115.1702567 along Cadiz Road.

History

In the 1930s the Lucky Jim Mine near Milligan produced silver-copper ore which was shipped to Douglas, Arizona for smelting. Located at a railroad siding of the Arizona and California Railroad, almost all traces of the settlement are now gone. An abandoned cemetery is in Milligan with 11 unmarked graves.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milligan
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Jim Mine
  3. "Pacific Coast Mining Activities" (PDF). The Mining Journal. January 15, 1930. p. 35.

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Places adjacent to Milligan, California
Cadiz Old Woman Mountains
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Ward Valley
Kilbeck Hills Milligan Turtle Mountains
Iron Mountains Danby Dry Lake Sablon
Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States
County seat: San Bernardino
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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