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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6OF_bridgeport-inn_Bridgeport-CA.html
The old Levitt House which became The Bridgeport Hotel and is now the Bridgeport Inn was built in 1877 by Sam Hopkins for Hiram L. Leavitt. Weary travelers in the old west used this historic hotel as a stage and buggy stop to and from the Bodie go…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6OE_old-county-jail_Bridgeport-CA.html
Since the formation of Mono County in 1861, six facilities have served as the county jail. This stone building was placed into service by Sheriff C.F. McKinney, Dec. 5, 1883, and became the 5th Mono County Jail. It replaced the wooden jail facilit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6NG_bridgeport-elementary-school_Bridgeport-CA.html
Built in 1880, this historic building was used until October, 1964. Plans for a new school building called for the destruction of this one. It was saved by the Mono County Historical Society, the citizens of Bridgeport and Mono County. Through the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6NF_the-irwin_Bridgeport-CA.html
Presented to the town of Bridgeport by J. S. Cain in 1914. Built in 1881 by J. Renault, machinist for the Standard Co. of Bodie, Calif. This cannon was never fired.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6NE_mono-county-court-house_Bridgeport-CA.html
Since April 1, 1881 with the trial of Morton, indicted for theft of gold bullion from the Standard Co. of Bodie, the scales of justice in this building have continuously weighed the problems of Mono County from infancy to this present day. This im…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5E1_bodeys-grave_Bridgeport-CA.html
This marker placed in memory of William S. Bodey, discoverer of the Bodie mines, who lies buried on this hillside.
"Let him repose in peace among these everlasting hills"
Erected by Snowshoe Thompson Chapter ECV October 5, 1957
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DY_first-bridgeport-courthouse_Bridgeport-CA.html
Located near this site was the first courthouse in the town of Bridgeport. Previously, the county courthouse was in Aurora (the county seat established in 1861) However, a state boundary survey completed in 1863 determined that town was actually i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CI_return-to-bodie_Bridgeport-CA.html
During the California gold rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie during its heyday.
Today, ECV is dedicated to the preservation of C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5B3_bodie_Bridgeport-CA.html
Gold was discovered here in 1859 by W.S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than 100 million dollars. Tough as nails, the "Bad Man from Bodie" stil…