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| Keywords: history your public lands yourpubliclands yourlands mining california hydroelectric power historic eastern sierra easternsierra ghost town ghosttown outdoor tree plant waterfall serene landscape water Welcome to Dynamo Pond, home to the first hydroelectric power plant in the Eastern Sierra, which supplied power for the mining camp at Bodie, now California's most famous ghost town. Built in 1892, it was the first test of the theory that electricity could be transmitted over a distance – until then power was always generated on-site. The hydroelectric power was successfully carried across wires for 13 miles to Bodie proving the theory. They installed the power lines in a straight line, as at the time it was feared the electricity would not be able to turn corners! Pictured here, Green Creek, downstream from Dynamo Pond, as it crosses public lands tumbling to the Bridgeport Valley. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM. Welcome to Dynamo Pond, home to the first hydroelectric power plant in the Eastern Sierra, which supplied power for the mining camp at Bodie, now California's most famous ghost town. Built in 1892, it was the first test of the theory that electricity could be transmitted over a distance – until then power was always generated on-site. The hydroelectric power was successfully carried across wires for 13 miles to Bodie proving the theory. They installed the power lines in a straight line, as at the time it was feared the electricity would not be able to turn corners! Pictured here, Green Creek, downstream from Dynamo Pond, as it crosses public lands tumbling to the Bridgeport Valley. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM. | ||||
