Gold Rush Ghost Town - Bodie - California State Capitol Museum
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Bodie was named after W. S. Body (or Bodey), who was first credited with discovering gold in Bodie in 1859.
The Real Ghosts Haunting a Visit to California's Most Famous Gold Rush Ghost Town
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A real-life ghost town in California
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Bodie Ghost Town - Fine Art Photograph by Peter Lik, ghost town
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Every Ghost Town Is A Small Town When There's No Population, Here Are 10 Worth Visiting In The U.S.
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Ghost Towns To Visit In The U.S. – Forbes Home
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A Summer of Ghost Towns - The official blog of Newspapers.com
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16 Coolest Ghost Towns in America - The Manual
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Visiting Bodie California Ghost Town: Everything You Need to Know
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Does your country have any ghost towns? Why did they lose all their people? : r/geography
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Investigate the remnants of these 11 US ghost towns
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From Gold Rush to Ghost Town