Bodie Ghost Town is a photograph by Benanne Stiens which was uploaded on September 13th, 2014.
Bodie Ghost Town
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a... more
Title
Bodie Ghost Town
Artist
Benanne Stiens
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography Mixed Media
Description
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown.
Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.
Uploaded
September 13th, 2014
Comments (51)
Bob Christopher
Hi Benanne... I like your image. Just revisiting your lovely photograph from Bodie...Very nicely photographed and presented...Merry Christmas and Cheers Bob fv
Benanne Stiens
Thank you to the person in Riceville, Tennessee who purchased this print. I hope you enjoy it for many years.
Benanne Stiens
Thank you to the person in Reno, Nevada who purchased a 24 x 36 metal print of "Bodie Ghost Town." Coincidentally, I was on a business trip in Reno when I first learned of Bodie and drove over to California while on that trip to visit Bodie. It was well worth the drive. I hope you enjoy this print for many years to come.
Ksenia VanderHoff
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Benanne Stiens
Thank you to the person in Yerington, Nevada that purchased this print of Bodie Ghost Town. I hope you enjoy it for many years.
Christopher James
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