Welcome to Bodie, the sign says it all
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Methodist Church
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Methodist Church
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Bodie is kept in a "controlled decay" mode - not rebuilt but not allowed to fall apart
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On the right is the Cain House
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The Cain house. James Stuart Cain eventually became the owner of most of Bodie as it died and hsi family gave it to CA.
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The Cain house
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The porch of the Cain house was glassed in
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Weathervane on old barn.
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Interior, Tom Miller House. Looking through the windows into the houses showed the decay of 60+ years
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House
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Interior, Tom Miller House. Kitchen light - guess the electricty was off.
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Doorway
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Original 1892 power lines and transformer
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Another old electric pole
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Ancient generator provided electricity to Bodie. It was run by a waterwheel.
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Old electrical controller
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Sawmill
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Inside the sawmill
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Looking up the hill to the standard mill where ore was processed
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Some of the buildings are falling down
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Looking for a handout
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Flywheel from a giant steam engine used for power in the early days before electricity
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Steam-powered elevator for one of the mines
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