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This 18-word word search explores Bodie, a California gold-rush ghost town, for students in Grades 4–6. Hidden words include goldrush, goldminedout, boomtown, and arresteddecay, covering the town's history from its founding through abandonment. Use it in social studies during a Gold Rush or California history unit, as a warm-up activity, or as a template for other historic-site puzzles.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
History
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated June 2026

Word List

  • BODIE
  • GHOSTTOWN
  • CALIFORNIA
  • NATIONALPARK
  • GOLDRUSH
  • GOLDMINEDOUT
  • EIGHTEENFIFTY
  • ABANDONED
  • POSTWWII
  • ARRESTEDDECAY
  • WSBODY
  • DISCOVERED
  • BOOMTOWN
  • REMOTE
  • HISTORIC
  • FROZENIN
  • CREEPY
  • SAD

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