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1878

June 28, 1878 - Construction on the Bodie Miners' Union Hall was completed.

August 17, 1878 - Harvey Boone arrives in Bodie.

Today in Bodie history: August 19, 1878 - The South Bodie Gold Mining Company is incorporated. South Bodie Gold Mining Company Bodie, Mono County,...

December 6, 1878 - The Grass Valley Union newspaper reports population in Bodie at 5,000.
1879

June 10, 1879 - The first load of Bodie ore weighs in at over 10,000 lbs. with "every piece showing gold."

September 6, 1879 - H.Z. Osborne & Co. printed the first "Daily Free Press" newspaper in Bodie.

October 1, 1879, Pat Reddy, attorney at law, becomes Bodie's newest citizen. www.Bodie.com/history/people/pat-reddy/
1880

January 24, 1880 - The fire hydrant system in Bodie is completed.
1881

June 6, 1881 - Newspapers report the town has become a resort, having no killings in the past week.
1882

September 15, 1882 - The first gathering took place in the Methodist Church. www.Bodie.com/history/structures/methodist-church/

September 15, 1882 - The first gathering in the Methodist Church took place.
1898

October 6, 1898 - The Standard Mill burns down. www.Bodie.com/history/structures/the-standard-mill/
1932

June 23, 1932 - the second of two major fires destroys more of the town, leaving what we now see in Bodie. To compare before...

September 4, 1932 - The U.S. Post Office is moved to the Lottie Johl house.
1941

September 28, 1941 - The bell from the firehouse belfry was returned to Bodie after a short disappearance. It was stolen from the firehouse on...
1961
1915

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...