Bodie State Historic Park | First Visit to This AMAZING Ghost Town | Bridgeport, California
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Күн бұрынBodie Ghost Town in California is one of the BEST preserved mining towns from the late 1800s. Buildings are left in arrested decay and give the feel of an authentic town left frozen in time. If you're ever wanted to step back in time and feel the real old west, this is the place.
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The ghost town of Bodie came into existence around 1859 as a result of the California Gold Rush. Four prospectors came to the area and discovered the valley shortly before a severe winter storm took the life of one, W.S. Bodey. It is because of him the town earned its namesake.
The mines produced several eras of gold production, the last prosperous era occurring around 1877 when an estimated 784 thousand dollars of gold and silver was pulled from a vein discovered after a collapse. Both investors and settlers flocked to the region to get in on the riches.
By 1878, the population soared to about 10,000 people, leading to what towns in the Old West are often known for - violence. The violence was so prolific that the term “Bad Men From Bodie” became a known term in the west.
During its lifespan, the town had electricity which was introduced in 1892. Buildings included 65 saloons, a jail, schoolhouse, red-light district, hotels, several churches of different denominations, and a railroad amongst others.
Unfortunately for the town, the lode of gold didn’t hold out and people left searching for the next profitable town. The Standard Company pulled out investments in 1914 and by the time of World War II, the town’s population reached zero.
Filmed: 07/02/2021
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00:00 Intro
02:21 History of the Town of Bodie
03:56 Touring Bodie State Historical Park
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews, and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
@OutdoorExistential 3 жыл бұрын
What a spectacular place! Crazy to see that level of preservation... Thank you for the tour!
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
Anytime! Happy to have you tag along! 😄
@SharingtheRoad 3 жыл бұрын
It's so cool seeing all the historic structures and envisioning what the place was like in it's hey day. So cool that it's so well preserved. Looks like an amazing place! 😊
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! Certainly one of the fuller looking towns that we've seen. Thanks for watching! 😃
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Love visiting Bodie. I don't know if it is going on this year because of the world situation, but normally there is one day a month during the summer where you can check out Bodie at night. Its bone chilling cold and gives you a different look at the hard life the people who lived there must have had. Thanks for another great video.
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
The night experience sounds amazing. You got me looking into it already! 😅
@ulrikemayer6911 7 ай бұрын
I have visitet Bodie twice and in both times I had the feeling of a strong energy all over the place. Bodie is one of my favourite places ever❤
@CactusAtlas 7 ай бұрын
Ours too. Simply a beautiful area and with the old buildings...? Magical. 👍
@ulrikemayer6911 7 ай бұрын
@@CactusAtlas there is an old black and white video of Bodie, when 9 people were still living in Bodie. The Man, who interviews the people is talking to a women (Misses Bell). This women looks exactly like my grandmother! It is stunning. Sorry for my english, I am from Germany
@reyleondelaselva1789 3 жыл бұрын
Been there once and I loved it! Bodie Fun Fact: Only about five percent of the original buildings remain. (Only five percent!) Visitors can view over 100 remaining buildings. Amazing!
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to go back! I left so much unexplored and underestimated how much there is to see, but amazing to think that it’s a fraction of what was once there.
@gstiles7 3 жыл бұрын
wow that place is so amazingly well preserved.
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
It is! Just the way we like them...! 😄
@doxielover2814 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing conditions of this town. I even think I saw an old rocking chair in the first house he visited that I had from my grandmothers house. It really gives you an idea of what a old town would look and feel like. Super neat place. The windows are interesting to as they appear to be old glass. Seems to have been a thriving town at one time too. Great info on it and You always wonder about these old towns and their history.
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Usually ghost towns are in complete shambles, a few bricks here or there or completely rebuilt and staged to appear "in the time" but never has one elicited the feel of being there.
@SomeplaceOrAnother 3 жыл бұрын
This does looks amazing 🤩 what a cool look into the past 😁
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
Compared to some of the other places we've seen, it's one of a kind! 😄
@gosiarhomecooking5123 3 жыл бұрын
Hey very interesting historic park , great place to visit 👍
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
It really is! Thanks for visiting.
@craiggossmer6525 Жыл бұрын
🤠 Thanx Cactus Atlas. 👋
@SwiftyTravels 3 жыл бұрын
Ive never heard of this place! It really was amazingly preserved AND green!!
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
It's been a bucket list location for a while. The state of the buildings really is one of the big draws.
@susanasalinas4273 5 ай бұрын
Bodie is awesome. Kinda spooky too. Hi Amy
@CactusAtlas 5 ай бұрын
It kinda is. Would LOVE to do one of the nighttime visits that they offer. 😄
@robertallen6710 3 жыл бұрын
Only one reason there were 'bad men from Bodie'...low grade whiskey..lol...yet another great vid Glenn and thank you!
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
Lol! I'm sure it didn't help. Thanks! We're glad that you enjoyed the video
@tominvermont9157 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Good job!
@CactusAtlas 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@tinabeane 3 жыл бұрын
Well done video, so glad you were able to finally get there. I've visited three times and still want to go back to see more. Nice to see the green grass and clouds! I've been in the summer and it is so hot. So cool to look in the windows and see that moment in time, what was left, date on the calendar, items for sale. Hope this video inspires others to venture out to check it out. How was that bumpy road in? LOL that is the only thing I didn't like about going here.
@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын
The road is certainly a little bumpy but it could be worse. And yes... already want to go back to check out the mill and other sections we missed (like the cemetery). Thanks for watching!
@JodyM2 4 күн бұрын
Huell Howser was a lot more enthused about this place
@sickocell 2 жыл бұрын
Were these buildings completely untouched from history or have they made some restorations/preservations at some point? Like I was expecting broken glasses out from those windows
@CactusAtlas 2 жыл бұрын
They do preservation, yes, with the goal or slowing the decay. As for restorations... that we cannot neither confirm nor deny as we simply aren't sure. The park does claim that it has not restored any of the buildings and there's many articles out there about it. But yeah... the window panes being so immaculate and unbroken is curious, isn't it?
@TheLodgeGuys 2 жыл бұрын
what microphone do you use the quality is awesome
@CactusAtlas 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's just our camera's mic. Nothing special. 😄
@TheLodgeGuys 2 жыл бұрын
@@CactusAtlas which camera do you use? 😁
@CactusAtlas 2 жыл бұрын
You can find that info in our descriptions.
@kreggossmer2029 Жыл бұрын
😎👍🏚👍
@johncraig7823 9 ай бұрын
Bodie is not remote it is just 13 miles off Hwy 395! Employee resident is a State Park Rangers & his family house! That is why you can't see inside! You did not buy a guide at the gate!🤣
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