W. S. Bodey

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W. S. Bodey was a 19th-century prospector whose discovery of gold in California led to the founding of the mining town later preserved as Bodie State Historic Park.

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W. S. Bodey canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
prospector
associatedWith Bodie State Historic Park NERFINISHED
Bodie, California NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability early gold discovery in eastern Sierra Nevada region
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Bodey NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork gold prospecting
genreOfActivity mining
givenName William
hasLegacy Bodie State Historic Park NERFINISHED
ghost town of Bodie, California NERFINISHED
influenced development of the Bodie mining district
knownFor contributing to the founding of the mining camp that became Bodie, California
languageSpoken English
nameUsedIn Bodie, California NERFINISHED
notableFor discovery of gold near the later town of Bodie, California
occupation prospector
partOf California Gold Rush era NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity California NERFINISHED
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED
residence California, United States
surface form: California
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century

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Bodie (ghost town) namedAfter W. S. Bodey
subject surface form: Bodie