Ghost Town of Bodie: Spectres, Curses and “Arrested Decay”

October 14th, 2009, In Abandoned, Legend, Travel, by Tom

The old mining settlement at Bodie in California is arguably America’s best preserved ghost town. Dating back to around 1859, Bodie is frozen in a state of “arrested decay”, looked after as a historic park but not restored to its original condition. This makes the town both authentic and mysterious.