Bodie, CA
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About Bodie
- • Black Bart, the notorious stagecoach robber, may have frequented saloons in Bodie.
- • Bodie boasts its own version of "ghost town syndrome," the Bodie Curse.
- • Gold discoveries in 1859 drew prospectors, establishing Bodie as a mining town.
- • Residents once used ice skating as a unique mode of winter transportation.
- • A devastating fire in 1932 destroyed much of Bodie's business district.
- • It was named after prospector W.S. Bodey in 1876, who died during a blizzard.
- • No one lives there now; Bodie is a genuine ghost town.
- • At 8,379 feet, the high altitude causes extreme weather and short summers.
- • Gold mining was the primary source of income for Bodie residents.
- • Visiting Bodie evokes a feeling of eerie solitude and faded grandeur.
- • The San Jose Sharks, 200 miles west, reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2016.
- • The Sierra Nevada range is home to many outdoor recreational activities.