Milligan is an abandoned settlement in
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County ( ), officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, is a County (United States), county located in the Southern California, southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is locat ...
. 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
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, that lies in the north-west to south-east running Sulphur Springs Valley. Douglas has a Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry, border crossing with Mexico at Agua Prieta and a history of min ...
for smelting.
Located at a
railroad siding
In rail terminology, a siding is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. Sidings often have lighter r ...
of the
Arizona and California Railroad
The Arizona and California Railroad is a class III short line railroad that was a subdivision of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). The ARZC began operations on May 9, 1991, when David Parkinson of the ParkSierra RailGroup purchas ...
, almost all traces of the settlement are now gone. An abandoned cemetery is in Milligan with 11 unmarked graves.
References
External links
Milligan Cemeteryat
WikiMapia
Milligan USGS Milligan Quad, California, Topographic Mapat
TopoZone
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Ghost towns in California
Former settlements in San Bernardino County, California