Bodie Ghost Town, California: The Most Lawless City in the American West
Bodie Ghost Town, California: The Most Lawless City in the American West California Gold & Silver Mining State Historic Park · ~18 min read Quick facts Gold discoveryJuly 1859 Major boom triggered1876 (Bunker Hill Mine) Peak population8,000–10,000 (c.1879) Decline began1879 Mining ended1942 Total gold & silver output$34–70 million (1860–1942) Buildings surviving110 (of ~2,000 original) Elevation8,375…