Historic Events of Bodie

"Bodie Bill" - Age 2 1/2 years - Firebug of the Bodie Fire, June 23, 1932

Bodie Fire June 23, 1932

The Fire of June 23, 1932, stands as one of the most devastating events in the history of Bodie, California, the once-thriving gold-mining boomtown in…
A vintage photo of the Standard Mill in Bodie as it appeared sometime during the 1980s. Photo by Paul Wight

Standard Mine Magazine Explosion – July 14, 1879

A vintage photo of the Standard Mill in Bodie as it appeared sometime during the 1980s. Photo by Paul Wight Bodie, California, emerged as a…
Miners Hall, Bodie, California - Photo by James L Rathbun

Treloar Murder January 14, 1881

Bodie, California, was a booming gold mining town in Mono County during the late 1870s and early 1880s, with a population peaking around 8,000-10,000 residents.…