Recent Event Highlights: U.S. govenment shuts down all gold mining because of World War II war effort. Town empties when the mines stop, The Great Fire destroys most of Bodie, The cyanide process of gold recovery brings a small resurgence to Bodie, Bodie's first big fire: 64 buildings are destroyed. The world's first hydroelectric power transmission, from Green Creek to the Standard mine in Bodie, begins first plant of its kind in America, Bodie Railway and Lumber Company railroad to Mono Mills is finnished. The incidence of bonanzas and new claims falls off high-living types of citizens move on, Bodie's decline begins, In November, the "Bodey" Mining District becomes the "Bodie" Mining District, and 3 more...
Created by Jack_Attack11
on Apr 26, 2010
Last updated: 04/26/10 at 10:52 AM
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