James D. Savage was 49er California Gold Rush miner and trader, in 1849 he built a Log cabin.

A copy of Savage Trading Post was built at the site of the original and is California Historical Landmark No.

Savage wife died shortly after childbirth on the wagan train trip west near Lake Tahoe.

With these new language skills, he set up a trading post in the San Joaquin Valley as he lived with local Indian tribes.

The governor of California, John McDougall put Savage in charge of the Mariposa Battalion.