9 ghost towns to visit, from China to Africa, Ukraine and Hong Kong – eerie reminders of war, disaster and loss
The area now known as Bodie State Historic Park was home to as many as 8,000 people, who had hurried to central California in 1859 upon learning that W.S. Body (aka William Bodey) had struck gold. Its heyday was from 1876 to 1882, after which began a long decline. As for Bodey, he froze to … Read more
