Daily Life of an 1880's Miner and His... - Garnet Ghost Town

Allatoona - Most of the rich history of this ghost town is under the present allatoona lake. In the 1840 's, the future of the town was filled with gold and ten years ago when the California gold rush began, Allatoona' s miners and fraudsters buried the vacant places. In the 1940s only 100 years later, the town was flooded and produced hydro power for the population increase in Georgia - currently providing more than $ 3.5 million annually to the Federal Ministry of Finance. Somewhere on the highway 78 of Boneville - McDuffie County, it was once a small resort community gathering. In the late nineteenth century summer afternoon at Bornville, local residents and outsiders laugh and splash at the pond in the town. You can get out of here, you can enjoy the comfort of the local hotel, you will see the workers playing with the kids

William S. Bodey was founded in 1859 when gold was found in the area During the California gold rush, the former camp of about 20 miners quickly increased to about 10,000 people. By 1880, there were 65 salons and red light districts in the town. But as money goes away, the public as well. By the year 1942, the last mine was closed. Today, the town is a national historic site protected by the California State Park system, and it is in a "destroyed and corrupted" state. These shops may have items but you have to bring your own food and water as there is nothing to sell. There were billiard table with balls and clubs, various chairs and cutlery, and it was over half a century ago.

The exact source of the name of the town today is still unknown. It may also be named after the gold mine worker S. S. Body as alias William S. or Waterman S. Body or his name may be Wakeman S. Bodey. The name of the body was sent to a camp near the place where gold was found in 1859. It was not until 1877 that the number of gold and population increased, and the body expanded its size from 3,000 to 10,000 in 1880. Prosperity ended in the early 1880s and by 1888 it was about $ 18 million worth of gold, but during the boom it was only 3-40 mines.