Metzger House
Henry Metzger, born in New York in 1860, came to Bodie in 1878 to work in the Standard Mill and was its foreman when it closed down about 1916. Two of his seven children were born in this house.
McDonald House
Methodist Church
When you first walk into town from the parking lot, the large building on the left is the Methodist Church. The structure was built in 1882 and was one of the two churches in town. There were about 65 saloons. The last standard church service was conducted in 1932, when …
Dolan House
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 …
Bodie, Then and Now
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 Oalaque
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 …
John B. Kennedy
George W. Dolan
George W. Dolan Born Apr. 4, 1884 Died Nov. 21, 1905
Alleia Mattos
Gustav A. Seiler
William T. Owens
I. N. Mkean
James B. Perry
Catherine Cook Gregory
Nathan Hall Gregory
Nathan operated a cattle ranch between Bodie and Aurora. His house still stands today in Bodie.
Nathan Cook Gregory
J. Emit DeChambeau
THE BODIE DISASTER. – July 14, 1879
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 P. Dolan was shot
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 …