Milligan, California
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milligan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Jim Mine
- ^ "Pacific Coast Mining Activities" (PDF). The Mining Journal. January 15, 1930. p. 35.
External links
- Milligan Cemetery at WikiMapia
- Milligan Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Milligan USGS Milligan Quad, California, Topographic Map at TopoZone
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