The Dolan family had two Mono County Sheriffs – Sheriff James P. Dolan and Sheriff Bert Dolan. James Dolan was shot and killed somewhere around Mono Lake on Monday, July 26, 1915. A posse tracked down and arrested (or killed, by some reports) the men responsible for his death. He …
Main Street in Bodie was bragged to be nearly 1 mile long! That was before a large fire in 1892 that wiped out a significant portion of the town. In 1932, another devastating fire left Bodie pretty much the way you see it today. Approximately 100 structures are still standing, …
Rosa May was buried outside of the cemetery proper. As she was a prostitute, some of the “upper-class” people in town would not approve of her getting a burial among the more “respectable” folks. This headstone was placed here around 1965 by Louis Serventi. Louis’s Uncle, Antonio, apparently lived near …
George W. Dolan Born Apr. 4, 1884 Died Nov. 21, 1905
Nathan operated a cattle ranch between Bodie and Aurora. His house still stands today in Bodie.
A Complete Account of the Disaster at Bodie — Full Particulars — The Correct List of the Killed and wounded. The Bodie papers have come to hand, filled with the particulars of the terrible explosion of the magazine at the Standard mine last Thursday evening. About 8 o’clock a great …
Sheriff James Dolan was shot and killed somewhere around Mono Lake on Monday, July 26, 1915. A posse tracked down and arrested (or killed, by some reports) the men responsible for his death. He was survived by his wife Cordelia Hays Dolan (1881-1943). After James was killed, Bert became a …
Bodie’s source of gold came from hard rock mining – mining that requires breaking apart ore to extract gold that’s intermingled with the rock. There are many steps to this kind of mining; here are some of the steps: Ore extraction Basically, “ore extraction” means digging. Digging for A LOT …
Earthquakes happen all the time in California, though there aren’t many around the 8,000ft mark where Bodie is located. Click the image below for a daily-updated earthquake map from the USGS (US Geological Survey).
Ella Cain was born June 9, 1872 in Bodie. She was the daughter of M. J. Cody, the first Land Office Receiver in the Mono County area, and was elected sheriff of Mono County in 1888. Ella grew up in Bridgeport, and eventually returned to Bodie to be teach school …
