| Page Views: 913 Last Visit to Bodie State Historic Park: 2009 | Bodie State Historical Park 1859 by Yaqui - last update: Oct 17, 2009 |
Something everyone must visit:-) Updated - We revisited Bodie and they were celebrating 150 years with a food, music, events, and so many dressed in authentic attire.
The town inherited it name from William S. Body, yeah I know, not the same spelling, but the towns’ folk wanted to insure it was supposedly pronounced right according to historians. Gold was discovered here in 1859 by Mr. Body. By 1879 during it most notorious hey day, it boasted a population of ten thousand and 2,000 buildings. Can you imagine what had transpired with having 65 saloons? Killing after killing from gun and fist fights from all the liquor that had to be brewed constantly due to the demand. Let’s not forget what goes up must come down, for instance all those dang stay bullets that probably found many unlucky victims. Let’s not forget to mention the bad men that were lured here by Gold that found it lucrative to live here.
Still as little as four years time, the mining was drying up and the gold mining companies were going bust. Like the saying goes, “when it rains it pours”, the town was ravaged by two fires that only left behind 5 percent of its original buildings and was a ghost town by the 1940’s. It became a state historic park in 1962 and maintained in a state of "arrested decay", so lucky tourist like my self can see what it was like to live back then. I am still amazed how we ever survived the test of time.
California’s Abandoned Mines "Stay Out - Stay Alive!" |
|  | Dusty and dry For many years I have had this really neat book that illustrates where many of the historical places and parks are. It is broke down by divisions according to west coast, mid west, and east coast. It gives where and when the places are open and located. It gives a brief history or information about the place so you can decide if you want to visit it. For years I looked and dreamed of visited some of the neat places. In fact, my book has fallen apart and I keep it together with tape and staples….lol! It was published by Readers Digest, since then I have purchased another, but it’s not as good.
Bodie was one of those places I wished to visit. When Nick was only one year old we set out on an adventure with baby in tow. We visited Bodie, Columbia, Yosemite, drove thru the High Sierras, Bridgeport, Donner National Park, and drove all around Lake Tahoe. Nick just went with the flow and made our trip fantastic. Unfortunately, Nate was not so patient due to his autism so the adventures stopped for awhile. Now that he is older, he loves to explore and seems to appreciate all the places we go now, so Yippy! |
Saddest Little Angel I have seen this for years in books and postcards. To finally see and touch the Saddest Little Angel was amazing to me. She is someones little guardian that is never going to leave her charges side.This is a great page:
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| Pros: | "Its a perfect illustration of how our poineers lived." | | Cons: | "No Services, other than restrooms." | | In A Nutshell: | "History trapped in time!" |
Yaqui's Bodie State Historic Park Travel Tips
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Tips: 4 - Photos: 17 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 17 - Photos: 59 | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 2 - Photos: 5 | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips |
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hopang Tue Oct 27, 2009 21:25 UTC
Interesting Bodie State Historic Park travel page with stunning images especially on those houses and buildings. The Park certainly looks wonderful to visit and explore. Historical Markers certainly look unique from your images. ~ho & pang | msbrandysue Sat Oct 17, 2009 19:24 UTC
You make it so hard to not spend a year exploring all California has to offer! Your warning tips are so useful!! I guess I'm going to have to find a summer to just explore all of CA. :) | Nemorino Wed Sep 9, 2009 14:25 UTC
Amazing that they were able to keep ice frozen in the ice house all summer by using sawdust for insulation. And it's funny that in 1892 they installed a straight power line because they were afraid the electricity would not be able to turn corners. | Andrew_W_K Tue Aug 11, 2009 08:11 UTC
That town sounds like the holiday resort of Kavos :) |
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