Bodie was the first town (in the world?) to operate an electric stamp mill using Alternating Current (A/C) over long distance power lines! There were a few other electric stamp mills, but all of those would generate the electricity either inside, or very near the mill. The power generated for the Standard Mill started at 3500 volts at Green Creek, and by the time it got to Bodie it was at about 3000 volts, then it was reduced by a Tesla transformer to 440 volts.
A huge party was thrown that night and everyone celebrated this new technology and the further success of Bodie.
Link https://www.bodie.com/stories/electrification-of-the-standard-mill/
Oh Goodie you also went to Bodie!!! I couldn’t think of the name when you put on the Mono lake photos. I found it truly fascinating when I was there many moons ago. Fave.
A fascinating shot - I love to hear about such old and abandoned settlements. There are quite a few such sites in the UK, but usually there is little to see, unless the archaeologists have been excavating. A definite fav!
Ian