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==1862== | ==1862== | ||
*Bodie is mentioned so the city must have been started. Story of the name Bodie-[[https://www.bodie.com/stories/misspelling-of-bodie/]] | *Bodie is mentioned so the city must have been started. Story of the name Bodie-[[https://www.bodie.com/stories/misspelling-of-bodie/]] | ||
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==1877== | ==1877== | ||
*May 1, 1877 – Silas Smith opened his first store [[https://www.bodie.com/history-timeline/may-1-1877-silas-smith-opened-his-first-store/]] | *May 1, 1877 – Silas Smith opened his first store [[https://www.bodie.com/history-timeline/may-1-1877-silas-smith-opened-his-first-store/]] | ||
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*December 1, 1877 marked the first non-stop stagecoach trip from Carson City, NV to Bodie. | *December 1, 1877 marked the first non-stop stagecoach trip from Carson City, NV to Bodie. | ||
*December 4, 1877 – The Standard Co. declares a dividend of $1 per share… and the Bodie boom begins! | *December 4, 1877 – The Standard Co. declares a dividend of $1 per share… and the Bodie boom begins! | ||
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==1878== | ==1878== | ||
*February 2, 1878 – Beginning of stage service 3 times a day between Bodie & Aurora, and once daily to Bridgeport, 1878. | *February 2, 1878 – Beginning of stage service 3 times a day between Bodie & Aurora, and once daily to Bridgeport, 1878. | ||
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==1979== | ==1979== | ||
*June 10, 1879 – The first load of Bodie ore weighs in at over 10,000 lbs. with “every piece showing gold.” | *June 10, 1879 – The first load of Bodie ore weighs in at over 10,000 lbs. with “every piece showing gold.” | ||
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*September 6, 1879 – H.Z. Osborne & Co. printed the first “Daily Free Press” newspaper in Bodie. | *September 6, 1879 – H.Z. Osborne & Co. printed the first “Daily Free Press” newspaper in Bodie. | ||
* October 1, 1879, Pat Reddy, attorney at law, becomes Bodie’s newest citizen. | * October 1, 1879, Pat Reddy, attorney at law, becomes Bodie’s newest citizen. | ||
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==1880== | ==1880== | ||
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==1881== | ==1881== | ||
*February 19, 1881 the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was organized. | *February 19, 1881 the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was organized. | ||
*June 6, 1881 – Newspapers report the town has become a resort, having no killings in the past week. | *June 6, 1881 – Newspapers report the town has become a resort, having no killings in the past week. | ||
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==1882== | ==1882== | ||
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*May 9, 1882 – The “Bodie Evening Miner” newspaper is first printed by John J. Curry & Co. for Bodie, Mono County, California. | *May 9, 1882 – The “Bodie Evening Miner” newspaper is first printed by John J. Curry & Co. for Bodie, Mono County, California. | ||
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