Bodie, CA

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.

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