Hi Petra. I think the words "Goodbye God, I'm going to Bodie," sums up what Bodie was like. This was actually found in a young girl's diary. Her name was Anna Louise Lockmoor and she was 11 years old.

In 1859 William (a.k.a. Waterman) S. Bodey discovered gold near what is now called Bodie Bluff. A mill was established in 1861 and the town began to grow. It started with about 20 miners and grew to an estimated 10,000 people by 1880! By that time, the town of Bodie bustled with families, robbers, miners, storeowners, gunfighters and prostitutes of all kinds. At one time there was reported to be 65 saloons in town. Amongst the saloons were numerous brothels and 'houses of ill repute', gambling halls and opium dens. Needless to say there was entertainment for every taste. Take Care…Don in creepy town

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodie,_California

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