Inside Bodie: America’s Most Preserved Ghost Town

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  @xevanx24 · 5 years ago

  My great great grandparents immigrated from Italy in the 20’s and they ended up in bodie. They owned a soft drink parlor before the big fire in the 30’s

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  @margaretmediaxxi6409 · 2 years ago

  I was there as a child with my family. It had a dirt 'washboard' road that took you close to town. You couldn't go into most of the buildings, but you can peer thru the windows with that cage-style wiring you saw in the vid. The ones you could go into were eerie, speaking as a kid then. It also seemed a little staged with all the dishes set on the table, some game that was half-played as though occupants suddenly left, like in a snap. We learned that the weather was very harsh and that there were a lot of deaths due to contagion and illness, it wasn't just the mining industry drying up for why the town itself died. What I found most profound was the town's cemetery. Many young children and babies did not survive, sometimes buried with their mothers who didn't survive childbirth or became ill soon after. It was a harsh environment. Life was hard, that was clear.

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• RA

  @ratsofftoya6775 · 5 years ago

  You’ll win, Brent. We will win, together. You have done an exemplary job preserving and exposing significant American history. You have a strong and passionate following. Carry that flag, brother.

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  @mattgdontcare · 5 years ago

  It's funny to see Brent stand in the same place, look through the same windows, doors, walk the same paths I walked 30 years ago. It's awe inspiring to see Bodie in person. They've done an excellent job with the preservation. Brent, you're on the right track so hang in there!

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• TI

  @timd8470 · 5 years ago

  Brent, your narrative skills, clarity of focus, your appreciation of how history has shaped us, and how we can draw upon history to determine a better future, makes you a rare gem among YouTubers. Well done! ... But I still get creeped out when you are in those old dilapidated mines. I keep reminding myself that you obviously made it out OK, because the video was posted!

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• DA

  @davekent4829 · 6 days ago (edited)

  We've been there, so silent, spooky, can't imagine the noise from the stamp mills, the steam engines,

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• JO

  @joselynnerogan339 · 5 years ago

  Brent, it is so amazing how you humanize history, reminding us of the people who once were, as well as the physical buildings still standing. Love your channel!

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• LY

  @lynnbowser6146 · 5 years ago

  I agree with you on how you are preserving the place. Their way is letting the lovely wood and nails and hardware go to waste. Those items can repair and restore a special building

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• JO

  @JoeModes · 5 years ago

  I can’t believe content like this is free

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• AL

  @AltitudeBoysXC · 5 years ago

  all his videos are like documentaries. they are so good!!

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• TE

  @tedebear108 · 5 years ago

  Good evening. This is Ted from Texas. I definitely look forward to seeing your show. I've done my share to help you out. I went to the Bureau of Land Management filed a complaint about the open pit mine proposal. I definitely want to come to your town as well as booties someday stay safe and good luck my friend

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• CR

  @CreekHouseWildlifePonds · 1 year ago

  For fellow Mark Twain fans, before Bodie existed there was the Esmeralda Mine and town which was just northeast near what is now Aurora Nevada.  It was a boom town in 1861 when Samuel Clemmons went there to stake a claim. He became disenchanted with mining and accepted the City Editor position in  The Virginia Daily Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City. That started his writing career as Mark Twain. In his book Roughing It, he wrote some colorful stories about that experience.

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