Bodie Ghost Town

Gold was discovered in this area on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1859. The mining town of Bodie sprang up and boasted a population as high as 8,000 people. During 1877-1881, Bodie's mining district included 30 different mines and nine stamp mills. There were more than 60 saloons. The boom years were over quickly as the unsuccessful mines began closing and the population dropped quickly. The abandoned town of Bodie is now an old west ghost town.

Large Mining Equipment
A piece of abandoned mining equipment at Bodie Ghost Town.
Large Mining Equipment bodie ghost town abandoned
Mining Equipment Circles
An unusual pattern of circles on a large piece of mining equipment at Bodie Ghost Town.
Mining Equipment Circles bodie ghost town pattern
Rustic Cabin Porch 1
The old wooden porch and facade of an abandoned cabin in Bodie Ghost Town.
Rustic Cabin Porch bodie ghost town abandoned
Rustic Cabin Porch 2
The old wooden porch and facade of an abandoned cabin in Bodie Ghost Town.
Rustic Cabin Porch bodie ghost town abandoned
Abandoned Coupe
An abandoned 1937 Chevrolet coupe in Bodie Ghost Town.
Abandoned Coupe chevrolet 1937 bodie ghost town
Truck Ruins
The ruins of an old truck in Bodie Ghost Town.
Truck Ruins bodie gost town wreck junk
Abandoned Car in Bodie
An abandoned 1937 Chevrolet coupe in Bodie Ghost Town.
Abandoned Car Bodie ghost town chevrolet 1937 coupe
Buildings Through Car Windows
Two historic buildings viewed through the windows of an abandoned car in Bodie Ghost Town.
Buildings Through Car Windows bodie ghost town
Push Mower
All that is left of an antique push mower in Bodie Ghost Town.
Push Mower antique blades wheels bodie ghost town
Barn and Well
An old bucket hangs at a well near an abandoned barn in Bodie Ghost Town.
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Flatbed Truck at Gas Pumps 1
A 1927 Dodge Graham flatbed truck in front of antique gas pumps in Bodie Ghost Town.
Flatbed Truck Gas Pumps dodge graham 1927 bodie ghost town
Flatbed Truck at Gas Pumps 2
A 1927 Dodge Graham flatbed truck in front of antique gas pumps in Bodie Ghost Town.
Flatbed Truck Gas Pumps dodge graham 1927 bodie ghost town
General Mercantile
The interior of the Boone general store in Bodie Ghost Town.
General Merchantile store interior bodie ghost town
Hotel and Boarding House
This building started out as the Wheaton and Luhrs store and later became a hotel and boarding house for the miners in Bodie.
Hotel and Boarding House bodie ghost town store
Hotel Hallway
Down the long hallway of the hotel and boarding house in Bodie Ghost Town.
Hotel Hallway bodie ghost town boarding house
Pool Hall
A pool table sits abandoned in the hotel and boarding house in Bodie Ghost Town.
Pool Hall table hotel abandoned bodie ghost town
Hotel Kitchen
The vintage kitchen of the hotel and boarding house in Bodie Ghost Town. Pots and pans left abandoned on the stove.
Hotel Kitchen boarding house stove pots pans bodie ghost town
School Organ
An old organ in the Bodie schoolhouse.
School Organ bodie ghost town music
Classroom Desks
Vintage desks for students at the Bodie schoolhouse.
Classroom Desks education school students bodie ghost town
Early Electricity
An early style power pole brought electricity in Bodie Ghost Town.
Early Electricity bodie ghost town power
Bodie Schoolhouse
The old schoolhouse in Bodie Ghost Town.
Bodie Schoolhouse ghost town school
Wood Garage
An old wooden garage in Bodie Ghost Town.
Wood Garage bodie ghost town
Outhouse BW
An old wooden outhouse in Bodie Ghost Town.
Outhouse toilet bodie ghost town
Toilet Seat
The toilet seat inside an old wooden outhouse in Bodie Ghost Town.
Toilet Seat outhouse bodie ghost town
Cabin and Car
An old junk car sits in front of an abandoned cabin in Bodie Ghost Town.
Cabin and Car abandoned junk bodie ghost town home house
Lifters
The lifters and adjustment screws on an old engine block in Bodie Ghost Town.
Lifters engine bodie ghost town
Truck and Barn
An old truck is abandoned in a field beside a barn in Bodie Ghost Town.
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Old Store and Warehouse
The old Wheaton and Luhrs general store and warehouse in Bodie Ghost Town.
Old Store and Warehouse bodie ghost town
Leaning Building
The old Swasey Hotel leans precariously in Bodie Ghost Town.
Leaning Building bodie ghost town
Leaning Fire Hydrant
An old ornate fire hydrant in Bodie Ghost Town.
Leaning Fire Hydrant bodie ghost town
Caskets in Morgue 1
Old caskets in the abandoned morgue at Bodie Ghost Town.
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Caskets in Morgue 2
Old caskets in the abandoned morgue at Bodie Ghost Town.
Caskets Morgue coffin bodie ghost town undertaker
Indian Clubs and Weights
Old gym equipment, Indian clubs and weights, in the Bodie Athletic Club. Bodie Ghost Town.
Indian Clubs and Weights gym bodie ghost town
Bodie Landscape
The bleak landscape of abandoned buildings and homes in Bodie Ghost Town.
Bodie Landscape ghost town abandoned truck houses buildings
Bodie Buildings
Houses and the Methodist church in Bodie Ghost Town.
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Jail Cell Widow
Bars on the jail cell window of the Bodie jail. Bodie Ghost Town.
Jail Cell Window bodie ghost town bars law crime
Bodie Jail
The jail in Bodie Ghost Town.
Bodie Jail ghost town crime law bars
Ornate Iron Door
The ornate iron door in the brick vault at the bank in Bodie Ghost Town.
Ornate Iron Door bank vault bodie ghost town
Iron Door and Bank Vault
Ornate iron door in the brick vault at the bank in Bodie Ghost Town.
Iron Door and Bank Vault bodie ghost town
Cafe and Barbershop
Sam Leon's Bar and restaurant and Joe Hahner's barber shop in Bodie Ghost Town.
Cafe and Barbershop bodie ghost town barber bar restaurant
Barbershop
Inside Joe Hahner's barber shop in Bodie Ghost Town.
Barbershop barber shop bodie ghost town
Firehouse
The firehouse in Bodie Ghost Town.
Firehouse bodie ghost town fire station
Vintage Bedroom
The vintage bedroom in a home abandoned in Bodie Ghost Town.
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Porcelain Insulators and Wires
Old electrical wires and porcelain insulators on the side of a residence in Bodie Ghost Town.
Porceline Inulators and Wires electricity bodie ghost town
Vintage Dining Room
The vintage dining room in an abandoned house in Bodie Ghost Town.
Vintage Dining Room abandoned bodie ghost town table chairs
Chair and Checkerboard
A wooden chair at a table in a kitchen with checkerboard flooring in an abandoned house in Bodie Ghost Town.
Chair and Checkerboard flooring kitchen bodie ghost town
Old Methodist Church
The old Methodist church in Bodie Ghost Town.
Old Methodist Church bodie ghost town worship religion
Inside Church
The interior of the old Methodist church in Bodie Ghost Town.
Inside Church town bodie ghost methodist pews organ pulpit worship

Mitch Cox

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Bodie Ghost Town