Today in Bodie history: August 19, 1878 – The South Bodie Gold Mining Company is incorporated. South Bodie Gold Mining Company Bodie, Mono County, California Office, Room 44, Nevada Block. Robert Barton, president; Henry Deas, secretary; H.C. Callahan, superintendent; B.B. Minor, E.C. Morton, Henry Deas, W.H. Brown, Robert Barton, …
[flickr_tags tags=”bodiestore”] More… History : Structures : Wheaton and Hollis Hotel and Bodie Store
U2’s album “The Joshua Tree” released on March 9, 1987. Today, that album is among the most popular albums ever released. While most people recognize the Joshua tree (the tree, not the album) because of U2, many people don’t know that U2 visited Bodie! Those who attended one of The …
Robert “Bobby” Tenneson Bell was born in Bodie on March 9, 1914, and died January 9, 2003 in Carson City, NV – just 2 hours north of where he spent most of his life.
This is NOT an official announcement from, by, or associated with Bodie State Historic Park, it’s just a note to the many thousands of people who are concerned about Bodie after hearing of the many earthquakes nearby. Notice on the California State Parks website Donate via the Bodie Foundation …
These scenes are from the movie “Hell’s Heroes” from 1930 – BEFORE the 2nd big fire in Bodie. This clip won’t make any sense if you haven’t seen the movie, as I’ve cut it down to JUST the scenes in Bodie (or what could be Bodie). In the full movie …
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS National Survey Of Historic Sites And Buildings STATE: California THEME(S): XV-(Mining Frontier) NAME(S) OF SITE: Bodie APPROX. ACREAGE: 500 Acres. EXACT LOCATION: Mono County, 7 miles south of Bridgeport, via U.S. Highway 395, and …
