Bodie's Gold
Ranked #58 in Mining
"The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. The boom ended just twenty years later, and the town began its long, slow decline, surviving into the twentieth century as a village supported by a few small but steady mines. Mining ended with World War II, and what remained of the town became a state park in 1964." In Bodie's Gold, author Marguerite Sprague uses a wide range of original sources to recount Bodie's colorful history: its mines and miners; demimonde of saloons and brothels; schools, churches, and other institutions of settled... more
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