There were plenty of brothels, gambling halls, opium dens, 65 saloons, and even a “601 vigilante group” (6 feet under, 0 trials, 1 rope) which was notorious for taking the law into its own hands. One of the original mining towns, by 1880 Bodie was California’s third-most populous city with 10,000 residents. Remains: Around 100 structures, including the old general store, the Methodist church, a saloon, a bank vault, and the cemetery
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