Bodie California #6 is a painting by Nick Boren which was uploaded on March 13th, 2015.
Title
Bodie California #6
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Painting - Digital Image
Description
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Discovery of gold
Bodie began as a mining camp of little note following the discovery of gold in 1859 by a group of prospectors, including W. S. Bodey.[5][7][8] Bodey perished in a blizzard the following November while making a supply trip to Monoville (near present-day Mono City, California), never getting to see the rise of the town that was named after him.[7] According to area pioneer Judge J. G. McClinton, the district's name was changed from "Bodey," "Body," and a few other phonetic variations, to "Bodie," after a painter in the nearby boomtown of Aurora, lettered a sign "Bodie Stables".[9][10]
Gold discovered at Bodie coincided with the discovery of silver at nearby Aurora (thought to be in California, later found to be Nevada), and the distant Comstock Lode beneath Virginia City, Nevada. But while these two towns boomed, interest in Bodie remained lackluster. By 1868 only two companies had built stamp mills at Bodie, and both had failed.[7]
Uploaded
March 13th, 2015
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Comments (24)
Dr Debra Stewart's Gallery
A thousand stories and words could pour from this image!! Just perfect and with the right amount of intrigue and mystery!
Donna Kennedy
Fabulous shot Nick, I really like this place, would go more often if they would do something with that long dirt road!...f/l
Karen Adams
I do love scenes from Bodie! It seems like you have transported us back in time...the subtle color is very effective here too!....fv
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