Bodie Bank

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This is the site of the BODIE BANK, which James S. Cain bought from E. L. Benedict in 1890. The bank escaped the fire of 1892, but was destroyed in the fire of 1932. All that you see here are the remains of the vault. It was robbed on September 1, 1916, by four men who got away with $4,000 in money and jewelry.

The other bank that Bodie boasted during its boom days, the Mono County Bank, was organized in 1877 by Timothy Hopkins, adopted son of Mark Hopkins of "Big Four" and Cen- tral Pacific fame. It operated until 1884 and closed with all accounts settled in full.

Text from the Bodie State Historic Park tour book

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