Boom to Bust: A Visit to the Abandoned Mining Town of Bodie

17/09/2025 18:42

Sur le blog Atomic Redhead

---

Boom to Bust: A Visit to the Abandoned Mining Town of Bodie

The last two times we have traveled to Idaho we have tried to go to Bodie, one of California’s famous ghost towns turned state historic park. One year there was an earthquake and the park was closed to inspect for damage, and next time there was still too much snow to allow us to drive up to the sprawling old mining town. But this time we finally made it! In 1859, ten years after gold was first discovered in California, William Bodey found gold near the town that would eventually bear his name, although with a different spelling. News of the strike spread, a town sprung up across the grassy hills, including a stamp mill, and by 1880 the...

J'aime

J'adore